ZYTHUM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. ZYTHUM 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 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ZYTHUM?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZYTHUM is to know. It scores 23 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 2.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZYTHUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zythumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZYTHUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ZYTHUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,209 thousand.
What stands out about ZYTHUM
- ZYTHUM gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- ZYTHUM scores 23 points, more than twice the average for a 6-letter word (10.5).
- Alphabetically, ZYTHUM comes after every other 6-letter word we list.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ZYTHUM
1 longer words begin with ZYTHUM.
Shorter words from the letters in ZYTHUM
Common questions about ZYTHUM
- Is ZYTHUM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ZYTHUM is not in it.
- How many points is ZYTHUM worth?
- ZYTHUM is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ZYTHUM?
- ZYTHUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ZYTHUM:
Open ZYTHUM in the Word Finder