ZIFFS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. ZIFFS 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 20 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ZIFFS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZIFFS is to know. It scores 20 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZIFFS
No single letter turns ZIFFS into another word.
How ZIFFS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ZIFFS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,091 thousand.
What stands out about ZIFFS
- ZIFFS scores 20 points, more than twice the average for a 5-letter word (9.2).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in ZIFFS
Common questions about ZIFFS
- Is ZIFFS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZIFFS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZIFFS worth?
- ZIFFS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ZIFFS?
- No single letter can be added to ZIFFS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ZIFFS:
Open ZIFFS in the Word Finder