ZUGZWANGED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 34 points
It depends on the list you play by. ZUGZWANGED 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 34 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ZUGZWANGED?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZUGZWANGED is to know. It scores 34 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZUGZWANGED
No single letter turns ZUGZWANGED into another word.
How ZUGZWANGED scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ZUGZWANGED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 2 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. ZUGZWANGED needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about ZUGZWANGED
- Two Zs in one word: ZUGZWANGED doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- ZUGZWANGED scores 34 points, more than twice the average for a 10-letter word (16.2).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in ZUGZWANGED
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Common questions about ZUGZWANGED
- Is ZUGZWANGED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ZUGZWANGED is not in it.
- How many points is ZUGZWANGED worth?
- ZUGZWANGED is worth 34 points in Scrabble and 38 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ZUGZWANGED?
- No single letter can be added to ZUGZWANGED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ZUGZWANGED:
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