ZETA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ZETA 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 ZETA?
| 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 ZETA is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZETA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zetasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZETA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ZETA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does ZETA mean in Scrabble?
noun
The sixth letter of the Greek alphabet.
Zeta is the ancestor of our z, which Roman writers stuck on the end of their own row because they wanted it only for borrowed words. That is why z sits last in English rather than anywhere near s.
How ZETA is used
Countable: a zeta, two zetas.
- The letter zeta gave Latin its z.
- A zeta in mathematics names a famous function.
- The word zeta is the sixth Greek letter.
- Rome added zeta at the end for Greek words only.
- Two zetas in one formula is asking for confusion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZETA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZETA
1 longer words begin with ZETA.
Shorter words from the letters in ZETA
Common questions about ZETA
- Is ZETA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZETA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZETA worth?
- ZETA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZETA mean?
- The sixth letter of the Greek alphabet.
- What letters can be added to ZETA?
- ZETA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ZETA:
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