ZINFANDEL is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. ZINFANDEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZINFANDEL?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZINFANDEL is to know. It scores 22 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZINFANDEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zinfandelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZINFANDEL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ZINFANDEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ZINFANDEL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ZINFANDEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dark grape grown mainly in California, or the red or pink wine made from it.
A bottle of zinfandel can be a robust, fruity red or the sweeter pink drink sold as white zinfandel, so the label matters. The grape became a symbol of Californian winemaking even though its roots lie in Croatia and southern Italy.
How ZINFANDEL is used
Written in lower case for the grape and the wine alike, though often shortened to zin.
- We ordered a glass of zinfandel with the barbecue.
- The old vines produce a rich, spicy zinfandel.
- She prefers a dry zinfandel to a sweet wine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZINFANDEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZINFANDEL
1 longer words begin with ZINFANDEL.
Shorter words from the letters in ZINFANDEL
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Common questions about ZINFANDEL
- Is ZINFANDEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZINFANDEL, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZINFANDEL worth?
- ZINFANDEL is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZINFANDEL mean?
- A dark grape grown mainly in California, or the red or pink wine made from it.
- What letters can be added to ZINFANDEL?
- ZINFANDEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ZINFANDEL:
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