ZYGOSPHENE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 28 points
It depends on the list you play by. ZYGOSPHENE 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 28 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ZYGOSPHENE?
| 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 ZYGOSPHENE is to know. It scores 28 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZYGOSPHENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zygosphenesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZYGOSPHENE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ZYGOSPHENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ZYGOSPHENE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ZYGOSPHENE
1 longer words begin with ZYGOSPHENE.
Shorter words from the letters in ZYGOSPHENE
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Common questions about ZYGOSPHENE
- Is ZYGOSPHENE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ZYGOSPHENE is not in it.
- How many points is ZYGOSPHENE worth?
- ZYGOSPHENE is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ZYGOSPHENE?
- ZYGOSPHENE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ZYGOSPHENE:
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