Yes. FIZ is a valid word.
FIZ is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
FIZ is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About FIZ
FIZ is another spelling of FIZZ, the hissing sound of bubbles; FIZ has the plural FIZZES. With the F and the Z, FIZ is worth 15 points before bonuses. If FIZ is on the board, another Z (most likely a blank) on the end makes FIZZ.
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FIZ scores 15 points
Before any bonus squares: F 4 + I 1 + Z 10 = 15. On a double-word square that's 30, on a triple-word 45, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: FIZ as the first play
Later in the game, put the Z on a 3L square and FIZ is worth 35 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After FIZ (1):
- FIZZan effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from FIZ
Other forms of FIZ (1):
Words that start with FIZ:
- FIZZYhissing and bubbling
- FIZGIGan implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
- FIZZEDform of FIZZ: an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
- FIZZER
- FIZZLEend weakly
- FIZGIGSform of FIZGIG: an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
- FIZZERS
- FIZZIERform of FIZZY: hissing and bubbling
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of FIZ and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
FIZ is fizz, the bubbly hiss, with one Z. Add a Z for FIZZ.
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
Works with the Scrabble board game, played at the table. Tileside is an independent product, not affiliated with or endorsed by the makers of Scrabble.