ZIZYPHUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 34 points
It depends on the list you play by. ZIZYPHUS 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 34 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ZIZYPHUS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZIZYPHUS is to know. It scores 34 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZIZYPHUS
No single letter turns ZIZYPHUS into another word.
How ZIZYPHUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ZIZYPHUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 2 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. ZIZYPHUS needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about ZIZYPHUS
- Two Zs in one word: ZIZYPHUS doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- ZIZYPHUS scores 34 points, more than twice the average for a 8-letter word (13.3).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ZIZYPHUS
1 longer words begin with ZIZYPHUS.
Shorter words from the letters in ZIZYPHUS
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Common questions about ZIZYPHUS
- Is ZIZYPHUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ZIZYPHUS is not in it.
- How many points is ZIZYPHUS worth?
- ZIZYPHUS is worth 34 points in Scrabble and 34 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ZIZYPHUS?
- No single letter can be added to ZIZYPHUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ZIZYPHUS:
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