ZORI is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ZORI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZORI?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZORI is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZORI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZORI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ZORI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does ZORI mean in Scrabble?
noun
A flat Japanese sandal held on by a thong.
Zori are worn with the toes gripping the thong and were made of straw long before rubber, which is where the modern flip-flop came from. The word is plural in Japanese and English treats it either way.
How ZORI is used
Countable; the plural is zori or zoris.
- A zori is held on by the toes and nothing else.
- The word zori is Japanese and plural in origin.
- Straw zori came long before rubber ones.
- The flip-flop descends from the zori.
- Two zori and a pair of split-toed socks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZORI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZORI
11 longer words begin with ZORI.
Words with ZORI inside
5 words contain ZORI in the middle. Words that start with ZORI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ZORI
Common questions about ZORI
- Is ZORI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZORI, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZORI worth?
- ZORI is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZORI mean?
- A flat Japanese sandal held on by a thong.
- What letters can be added to ZORI?
- ZORI takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ZORI:
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