ZOOEY is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 17 points
Yes for Scrabble. ZOOEY is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept ZOOEY?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZOOEY is to know. It scores 17 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZOOEY
No single letter turns ZOOEY into another word.
How ZOOEY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ZOOEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 112,035.
What stands out about ZOOEY
- ZOOEY runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ZOOEY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Resembling or reminiscent of a zoo, especially in being crowded or full of varied creatures.
Zooey turns the noun zoo into a description, used loosely for a place, room or gathering that feels crowded, chaotic or full of animals, whether real or a busy household compared to one. The word is uncommon and mostly playful rather than standard descriptive vocabulary.
How ZOOEY is used
Rare and informal; used playfully rather than in careful or formal writing.
- The crowded pet shop felt distinctly zooey.
- Their noisy household had a zooey atmosphere at dinnertime.
- The overcrowded shelter seemed almost zooey by afternoon.
- He joked that the busy market looked zooey.
- The children's messy room had a zooey feel to it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZOOEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ZOOEY
Common questions about ZOOEY
- Is ZOOEY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ZOOEY is not in it.
- How many points is ZOOEY worth?
- ZOOEY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZOOEY mean?
- Resembling or reminiscent of a zoo, especially in being crowded or full of varied creatures.
- What letters can be added to ZOOEY?
- No single letter can be added to ZOOEY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ZOOEY:
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