ZYGOBRANCH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 30 points
It depends on the list you play by. ZYGOBRANCH 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 30 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ZYGOBRANCH?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZYGOBRANCH is to know. It scores 30 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZYGOBRANCH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zygobranchsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZYGOBRANCH scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ZYGOBRANCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ZYGOBRANCH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ZYGOBRANCH
- All 10 letters of ZYGOBRANCH are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ZYGOBRANCH
3 longer words begin with ZYGOBRANCH.
Shorter words from the letters in ZYGOBRANCH
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Common questions about ZYGOBRANCH
- Is ZYGOBRANCH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ZYGOBRANCH is not in it.
- How many points is ZYGOBRANCH worth?
- ZYGOBRANCH is worth 30 points in Scrabble and 32 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ZYGOBRANCH?
- ZYGOBRANCH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ZYGOBRANCH:
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