ZUGZWANG is a valid Scrabble word — 31 points

Yes. ZUGZWANG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 31 points in Scrabble and 35 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept ZUGZWANG?

Word power: 56 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ZUGZWANG is to know. It scores 31 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ZUGZWANG

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

How ZUGZWANG scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in ZUGZWANG, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

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

What stands out about ZUGZWANG

• Two Zs in one word: ZUGZWANG doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
• ZUGZWANG scores 31 points, more than twice the average for a 8-letter word (13.3).

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

Words starting with ZUGZWANG

3 longer words begin with ZUGZWANG.

Shorter words from the letters in ZUGZWANG

Common questions about ZUGZWANG

Is ZUGZWANG valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZUGZWANG, where it scores 35 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ZUGZWANG worth?

ZUGZWANG is worth 31 points in Scrabble and 35 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ZUGZWANG?

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