ZOCCO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. ZOCCO 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ZOCCO?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZOCCO is to know. It scores 18 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZOCCO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zoccosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZOCCO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ZOCCO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,689 thousand.
What does ZOCCO mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A low, plain block used as the base or pedestal of a column, statue, or similar structure.
A zocco carries the weight above it and is usually left without decoration, in contrast to the moulded base it may sit under. The word is a shortened English form of the Italian zoccolo, describing the same plain supporting block.
How ZOCCO is used
Rare, technical; found chiefly in older architectural glossaries.
- The statue rested on a plain stone zocco.
- Builders left the zocco unadorned beneath the carved column.
- The surveyor measured the height of the zocco first.
- A cracked zocco can threaten the stability of the whole pillar.
- The old plan labelled the block simply as a zocco.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZOCCO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZOCCO
3 longer words begin with ZOCCO.
Shorter words from the letters in ZOCCO
Common questions about ZOCCO
- Is ZOCCO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ZOCCO is not in it.
- How many points is ZOCCO worth?
- ZOCCO is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZOCCO mean?
- A low, plain block used as the base or pedestal of a column, statue, or similar structure.
- What letters can be added to ZOCCO?
- ZOCCO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ZOCCO:
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