ZYGOBRANCHIATE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 34 points
It depends on the list you play by. ZYGOBRANCHIATE 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 ZYGOBRANCHIATE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZYGOBRANCHIATE is to know. It scores 34 from 14 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZYGOBRANCHIATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zygobranchiatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZYGOBRANCHIATE scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in ZYGOBRANCHIATE, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ZYGOBRANCHIATE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ZYGOBRANCHIATE
1 longer words begin with ZYGOBRANCHIATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ZYGOBRANCHIATE
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Common questions about ZYGOBRANCHIATE
- Is ZYGOBRANCHIATE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ZYGOBRANCHIATE is not in it.
- How many points is ZYGOBRANCHIATE worth?
- ZYGOBRANCHIATE is worth 34 points in Scrabble and 36 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ZYGOBRANCHIATE?
- ZYGOBRANCHIATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of ZYGOBRANCHIATE:
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