ZEUGMA is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. ZEUGMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZEUGMA?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZEUGMA is to know. It scores 18 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZEUGMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zeugmasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZEUGMA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ZEUGMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does ZEUGMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A figure of speech in which one word governs two others in different senses.
A zeugma is shown by a sentence where one verb serves two quite different objects, such as losing both keys and temper. The effect is often witty and surprising.
How ZEUGMA is used
Used in rhetoric and literary studies.
- The humorous line was a clever zeugma.
- A zeugma often joins one verb to two unlike things.
- Students found the zeugma in the second sentence.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZEUGMA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZEUGMA
3 longer words begin with ZEUGMA.
Shorter words from the letters in ZEUGMA
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Common questions about ZEUGMA
- Is ZEUGMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZEUGMA, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZEUGMA worth?
- ZEUGMA is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZEUGMA mean?
- A figure of speech in which one word governs two others in different senses.
- What letters can be added to ZEUGMA?
- ZEUGMA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ZEUGMA:
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