ZEST is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ZEST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZEST?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZEST is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZEST
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZEST scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ZEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does ZEST mean in Scrabble?
noun
Great enthusiasm; also, grated citrus peel.
Zest first meant the peel and the flavour it gives, and the sense of enthusiasm grew out of that within a century. Both are still current, which is unusual: a metaphor normally kills the literal use it came from.
How ZEST is used
Uncountable. Also a verb about peel.
- The zest of one lemon and none of the pith.
- The word zest meant peel before it meant enthusiasm.
- She zested the whole bag and froze the rest.
- A zest for the work that survived four reorganisations.
- Both senses of zest are still in ordinary use.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZEST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZEST
16 longer words begin with ZEST.
Shorter words from the letters in ZEST
Common questions about ZEST
- Is ZEST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZEST, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZEST worth?
- ZEST is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZEST mean?
- Great enthusiasm; also, grated citrus peel.
- What letters can be added to ZEST?
- ZEST takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ZEST:
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