Word Analysis:ZA

Overview

ZA11 is valid in the official English (British) and English (American) Scrabble dictionariesAlso valid in Spanish

This 2-letter word scores 11 points in Scrabble.
It appears in 200 longer words, including
zag13andzap14
.
Add one letter to form words such as
zag13
.
Change one letter to create words such as
aa2andba4
.

Definitionnoun

Pizza.

Also meansnoun

Exotic marijuana.

Also meansarticle

Nonstandard spelling of the.

Basic Information

Letters & Points
Z10
A1
Length
2letters
Total Points
11points
Dictionaries
US VALID
UK VALID
Also valid in other languages
Spanish

Word Analysis

Vowel/Consonant Pattern
Z
A

Quick Plays

Common Extensions
zag13zap14aa2ba4

Word Variations

Other valid words you can reach from ZA

One Letter Changes (16)

Same length, one letter swapped.

AA2BA4DA3EA2FA5HA5JA9KA6LA2MA4NA2PA4TA2YA5ZE11ZO11

Shorter Words

Nothing is shorter than ZA, since single letters are not playable words.

Plus 1 Letter (11)

Every letter of ZA plus 1 more.

ADZ13AZO12CAZ14SAZ12WAZ15ZAG13ZAP14ZAS12ZAX19ZEA12ZOA12

Plus 2 Letters (20)

Every letter of ZA plus 2 more.

AZYM18BAZZ24CAZH18CZAR15FAZE16GAZY17HAZE16HAZY19JAZY23JAZZ29KAZI17LAZY16MAZE15MAZY18RAZZ22WAZZ25ZACK19ZANY16ZARF16ZYGA17

Add a Letter and Rearrange (11)

Every word you can spell with ZA's tiles plus one more, grouped by the tile you add.

+Ccaz14
+Dadz13
+Ezea12
+Gzag13
+Oazo12zoa12
+Pzap14
+Ssaz12zas12
+Wwaz15
+Xzax19

Common Word Patterns (47)

Pattern matches for finding plays in tight spots

Prefixes by Length (16)

3-Letter Prefixes (6)

PLAZA16SPAZA16BRAZA16COBZA18SADZA15BAIZA16

4-Letter Prefixes (2)

BARAZA17ALTEZA15

5-Letter Prefixes (4)

DOPIAZA19CHALAZA21GUEREZA17CERVEZA21

6-Letter Prefixes (2)

CALABAZA21TRISTEZA17

7-Letter Prefixes (2)

ALCARRAZA20LESPEDEZA21

Suffixes by Length (31)

2-Letter Suffixes (1)

ZACK19

3-Letter Suffixes (2)

ZABRA16ZACKS20

4-Letter Suffixes (8)

ZAATAR15ZABETA17ZABRAS17ZADDIK21ZAFFAR21ZAFFER21ZAFFIR21ZAFFRE21

5-Letter Suffixes (10)

ZAATARS16ZABETAS18ZABTIEH21ZACATON18ZADDICK24ZADDIKS22ZAFFARS22ZAFFERS22ZAFFIRS22ZAFFRES22

6-Letter Suffixes (6)

ZABAIONE19ZABAJONE26ZABTIEHS22ZACATONS19ZADDICKS25ZADDIKIM25

7-Letter Suffixes (2)

ZABAIONES20ZABAJONES27

8-Letter Suffixes (1)

ZABAGLIONE22

9-Letter Suffixes (1)

ZABAGLIONES23

Words Containing "ZA" (200)

Longer words that include your word

3 Letters (4)

ZAG13ZAP14ZAS12ZAX19

4 Letters (12)

AZAN13CZAR15IZAR13RIZA13TZAR13ZACK19ZAGS14ZANY16ZAPS15ZARF16ZARI13ZATI13

5 Letters (57)

AZANS14BAIZA16BAZAR16BONZA16BRAZA16COBZA18COLZA16CZARS16FORZA17GAZAL15GAZAR15GYOZA18HAMZA19HAZAN17HUZZA26IZARD15IZARS14IZZAT23LAZAR14LEZZA23

6 Letters (122)

ALTEZA15AZALEA15BAIZAS17BANZAI17BARAZA17BAZAAR17BAZARS17BAZAZZ35BENZAL17BEZANT17BEZAZZ35BIZAZZ35BLAZAR17BRAZAS17BYZANT20CHAZAN20COBZAS19COLZAS17CORYZA20CZAPKA23

7 Letters (5)

ALCAZAR18ALCORZA18ALIZARI16ALTEZAS16ALTEZZA25

High Scoring Words (10)

Base tile scores, before any premium square is counted

bazzazz45 pts
bezzazz45 pts
bizzazz45 pts
bazazz35 pts
bezazz35 pts
bizazz35 pts
pazazz35 pts
pizazz35 pts
pizzaz35 pts
pzazz34 pts

Bingo Words (41)

Bonus scoring opportunities

7-Letter Words (41)

ALCAZAR18ALCORZA18ALIZARI16ALTEZAS16ALTEZZA25AZALEAS16BANZAIS18BARAZAS18BAZAARS18BAZZAZZ45BENZALS18BEZANTS18BEZZANT27BEZZAZZ45BIZARRE18BIZARRO18BIZZAZZ45BLAZARS18BONANZA18BUZZARD28