ZYGOSPHENES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 29 points
It depends on the list you play by. ZYGOSPHENES 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 29 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ZYGOSPHENES?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZYGOSPHENES is to know. It scores 29 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZYGOSPHENES
No single letter turns ZYGOSPHENES into another word.
How ZYGOSPHENES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ZYGOSPHENES, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ZYGOSPHENES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ZYGOSPHENES
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Common questions about ZYGOSPHENES
- Is ZYGOSPHENES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ZYGOSPHENES is not in it.
- How many points is ZYGOSPHENES worth?
- ZYGOSPHENES is worth 29 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ZYGOSPHENES?
- No single letter can be added to ZYGOSPHENES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ZYGOSPHENES:
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