Z is worth 10 points in both major board games — these plays help you cash it in.
JAZZY ranks highly because it plays 33 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult J and Z into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
Trade-off: it repeats a letter.
Bright and showy.
QUARTZ ranks highly because it plays 24 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult Q and Z into points and covers 6 squares of board space.
A hard crystalline mineral.
ZEPHYR ranks highly because it plays 23 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult Z into points and covers 6 squares of board space.
A gentle breeze.
FIZZ ranks highly because it plays 25 tile points before board multipliers and converts the difficult Z into points.
Trade-off: it repeats a letter.
To make a hissing sound.
CRAZY ranks highly because it plays 19 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult Z into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
Wildly unreasonable.
PRIZE ranks highly because it plays 16 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult Z into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
An award for victory.
COZY ranks highly because it plays 18 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult Z into points and uses 4 distinct letters with no repeats.
Comfortable and warm.
ZEBRA ranks highly because it plays 16 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult B and Z into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
A striped African horse.
HAZEL ranks highly because it plays 17 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult Z into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
A shrub; a light brown colour.
ZONAL ranks highly because it plays 14 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult Z into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
Relating to zones.
MAIZE ranks highly because it plays 16 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult Z into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
Corn.
AZURE ranks highly because it plays 14 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult Z into points and covers 5 squares of board space.
Bright blue.
HAZE ranks highly because it plays 16 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult Z into points and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
A slight obscuration of air.
MAZE ranks highly because it plays 15 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult Z into points and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
A confusing network of paths.
GAZE ranks highly because it plays 14 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult Z into points and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
To look steadily.
ADZE ranks highly because it plays 14 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult Z into points and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
A cutting tool.
LAZE ranks highly because it plays 13 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult Z into points and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
To relax idly.
ZEAL ranks highly because it plays 13 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult Z into points and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
Great enthusiasm.
ZETA ranks highly because it plays 13 tile points before board multipliers, converts the difficult Z into points and keeps a balanced vowel-to-consonant mix.
The sixth Greek letter.
Results are ordered by strategic score rather than alphabetically, so the plays most worth making appear first. Each card shows the tile score, the word length and why the word ranks where it does. Save a word to revisit it later, or open a solver to filter against the exact letters on your rack.
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