ZINC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ZINC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZINC?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZINC is to know. It scores 15 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZINC
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZINC scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ZINC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What does ZINC mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A bluish-white metal used for galvanising.
Zinc is what protects steel in galvanising: it corrodes in place of the iron, which is why a scratched galvanised sheet still does not rust. The name is German and probably comes from a word for a spike.
How ZINC is used
Uncountable. Also a verb: zinced, zincing.
- A galvanised sheet is steel with zinc on it.
- The word zinc is German in origin.
- Zinc corrodes so that the iron underneath does not.
- Two coats of zinc paint and the gate lasted a decade.
- A scratch through zinc does not start rust.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZINC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZINC
Showing 24 of 47 words that begin with ZINC.
Words ending in ZINC
1 words end in ZINC. Useful as a back hook: play ZINC onto a word already on the board.
Words with ZINC inside
8 words contain ZINC in the middle. Words that start with ZINC are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ZINC
Common questions about ZINC
- Is ZINC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZINC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZINC worth?
- ZINC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZINC mean?
- A bluish-white metal used for galvanising.
- What letters can be added to ZINC?
- ZINC takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ZINC:
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