ZINNIA is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ZINNIA 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 ZINNIA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZINNIA is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZINNIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zinniasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZINNIA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ZINNIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 245,278.
What does ZINNIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A garden plant of the daisy family with bright, showy flowers, native to Mexico and nearby regions.
Gardeners value the zinnia because it grows quickly from seed, blooms through summer and attracts butterflies. Its flowers come in nearly every colour except blue.
How ZINNIA is used
The word zinnia is used in gardening, florist talk and descriptions of summer borders.
- She planted a row of zinnia seeds along the fence.
- A single orange zinnia stood in the glass jar.
- Butterflies crowded the zinnia bed in August.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZINNIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZINNIA
1 longer words begin with ZINNIA.
Shorter words from the letters in ZINNIA
Common questions about ZINNIA
- Is ZINNIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZINNIA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZINNIA worth?
- ZINNIA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZINNIA mean?
- A garden plant of the daisy family with bright, showy flowers, native to Mexico and nearby regions.
- What letters can be added to ZINNIA?
- ZINNIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ZINNIA:
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