ZOOTY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ZOOTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZOOTY?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZOOTY is to know. It scores 17 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZOOTY
No single letter turns ZOOTY into another word.
How ZOOTY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ZOOTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 224,070.
What does ZOOTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
slanghistorical
Flashy or extremely showy in style, in the manner of a zoot suit.
The word zooty grew out of the zoot suit, an oversized, exaggerated suit with wide shoulders and baggy trousers that was fashionable in the 1940s. Anything described as zooty copies that same flamboyant, attention-grabbing look, whether it is clothing, a car, or a piece of jewelry.
How ZOOTY is used
Informal American slang, mostly tied to mid-twentieth-century fashion.
- He pulled on a zooty jacket with wide, padded shoulders.
- The old car had zooty chrome fins that caught every eye.
- Her zooty hat matched the bold colors of her dress.
- Nobody wore a zooty suit to a quiet job interview.
- The dancers moved in zooty, oversized coats from the 1940s.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZOOTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZOOTY
3 longer words begin with ZOOTY.
Words ending in ZOOTY
1 words end in ZOOTY. Useful as a back hook: play ZOOTY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in ZOOTY
Common questions about ZOOTY
- Is ZOOTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZOOTY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZOOTY worth?
- ZOOTY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZOOTY mean?
- Flashy or extremely showy in style, in the manner of a zoot suit.
- What letters can be added to ZOOTY?
- No single letter can be added to ZOOTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ZOOTY:
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