ZOOZOO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 24 points

It depends on the list you play by. ZOOZOO 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 24 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept ZOOZOO?

Word power: 52 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ZOOZOO is to know. It scores 24 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ZOOZOO

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How ZOOZOO scores

Face value of the 6 tiles in ZOOZOO, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. ZOOZOO needs 1 blank tile.

What stands out about ZOOZOO

• Two Zs in one word: ZOOZOO doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
• The letter O appears four times in ZOOZOO.
• ZOOZOO scores 24 points, more than twice the average for a 6-letter word (10.5).

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with ZOOZOO

1 longer words begin with ZOOZOO.

Shorter words from the letters in ZOOZOO

Common questions about ZOOZOO

Is ZOOZOO valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ZOOZOO is not in it.

How many points is ZOOZOO worth?

ZOOZOO is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ZOOZOO?

ZOOZOO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.