ZOCALO is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ZOCALO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZOCALO?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZOCALO is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZOCALO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zocalosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZOCALO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ZOCALO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 591,296.
What does ZOCALO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A main public square or plaza in a Mexican town or city.
The zocalo is traditionally the heart of civic life, ringed by a cathedral and government buildings. Travellers meet there, and festivals and markets gather around it.
How ZOCALO is used
Used for the central square of Mexican towns, most famously the one in Mexico City.
- We met for lunch beside the zocalo, where the cathedral bells were ringing.
- Every September the zocalo fills with crowds celebrating independence.
- Street vendors set up their stalls along one side of the zocalo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZOCALO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZOCALO
1 longer words begin with ZOCALO.
Shorter words from the letters in ZOCALO
Common questions about ZOCALO
- Is ZOCALO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZOCALO, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZOCALO worth?
- ZOCALO is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZOCALO mean?
- A main public square or plaza in a Mexican town or city.
- What letters can be added to ZOCALO?
- ZOCALO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ZOCALO:
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