ZEZE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points

It depends on the list you play by. ZEZE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept ZEZE?

Word power: 54 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ZEZE is to know. It scores 22 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ZEZE

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How ZEZE scores

Face value of the 4 tiles in ZEZE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. ZEZE needs 1 blank tile.

What stands out about ZEZE

• Two Zs in one word: ZEZE doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
• ZEZE scores 22 points, more than twice the average for a 4-letter word (7.7).
• ZEZE averages 5.5 points a tile — one of 118 words that dense.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with ZEZE

1 longer words begin with ZEZE.

Shorter words from the letters in ZEZE

Common questions about ZEZE

Is ZEZE valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ZEZE is not in it.

How many points is ZEZE worth?

ZEZE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ZEZE?

ZEZE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.