ZYZZYVAS is a valid Scrabble word — 44 points
Yes. ZYZZYVAS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 44 points in Scrabble and 43 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZYZZYVAS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZYZZYVAS is to know. It scores 44 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 2.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZYZZYVAS
No single letter turns ZYZZYVAS into another word.
How ZYZZYVAS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ZYZZYVAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 3 | 1 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. ZYZZYVAS needs 2 blank tiles.
What stands out about ZYZZYVAS
- ZYZZYVAS uses the letter Z three times — almost nothing else in the four lists we check does.
- ZYZZYVAS gets by on a single vowel across 8 letters.
- At 44 points, ZYZZYVAS is among the ten highest-scoring 8-letter words we list.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ZYZZYVAS mean in Scrabble?
ZYZZYVAS is the plural of ZYZZYVA.
ZYZZYVA(noun) — A tropical American weevil, one of a genus of South American weevils that often damage plants.
Shorter words from the letters in ZYZZYVAS
Common questions about ZYZZYVAS
- Is ZYZZYVAS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZYZZYVAS, where it scores 43 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZYZZYVAS worth?
- ZYZZYVAS is worth 44 points in Scrabble and 43 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ZYZZYVAS?
- No single letter can be added to ZYZZYVAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ZYZZYVAS:
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