ZIG is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ZIG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZIG?
| 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 ZIG is to know. It scores 13 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZIG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zigsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZIG scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ZIG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,989.
What stands out about ZIG
- ZIG scores 13 points, more than twice the average for a 3-letter word (6.3).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ZIG mean in Scrabble?
verb
To move sharply in one direction before turning back.
Zig exists because zigzag was cut in half: the pair works only together, and a single zig implies the zag that has to follow it. It is one of very few English words made by splitting a longer one into parts that each mean something, and the second half is much the commoner.
How ZIG is used
Intransitive: to zig and then zag. Also a noun for the movement itself.
- The path zigs twice before it reaches the top.
- He zigged when everybody expected the other thing.
- One zig and one zag is the whole of the pattern.
- The market zigs and the forecast never does.
- A single zig without a zag looks like a mistake.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZIG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZIG
22 longer words begin with ZIG.
Words ending in ZIG
1 words end in ZIG. Useful as a back hook: play ZIG onto a word already on the board.
Words with ZIG inside
9 words contain ZIG in the middle. Words that start with ZIG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ZIG
Common questions about ZIG
- Is ZIG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZIG, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZIG worth?
- ZIG is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZIG mean?
- To move sharply in one direction before turning back.
- What letters can be added to ZIG?
- ZIG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ZIG:
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