ZOUNDS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ZOUNDS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZOUNDS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZOUNDS is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZOUNDS
No single letter turns ZOUNDS into another word.
How ZOUNDS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ZOUNDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 388,038.
What does ZOUNDS mean in Scrabble?
interjection
archaic
A mild old oath expressing surprise or anger.
Playwrights used zounds to give characters a dramatic outburst. Today it sounds quaint and is mostly joking.
How ZOUNDS is used
Used in old plays and humorous modern speech.
- Zounds, what a mess!
- He cried out zounds when the bill came.
- Zounds, the knight exclaimed, who goes there?
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZOUNDS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ZOUNDS
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Common questions about ZOUNDS
- Is ZOUNDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZOUNDS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZOUNDS worth?
- ZOUNDS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZOUNDS mean?
- A mild old oath expressing surprise or anger.
- What letters can be added to ZOUNDS?
- No single letter can be added to ZOUNDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ZOUNDS:
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