Yes. OUZO is a valid word.
OUZO is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
OUZO 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 OUZO
OUZO is a Greek liqueur flavored with anise, often clear until water is added and it turns cloudy; its plural is OUZOS. It is a superb play for a rack with O, U, O and the Z: three vowels go, and the 10-point Z lands on the board. Picture a glass of ouzo on a table by the sea. It is often served with small plates of food called meze. In play, it is one of the best ways to set the Z next to vowels. When water is poured in, the clear drink turns milky white, a trick of the anise oil.
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OUZO scores 13 points
Before any bonus squares: O 1 + U 1 + Z 10 + O 1 = 13. On a double-word square that's 26, on a triple-word 39, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: OUZO as the first play
Later in the game, put the Z on a 3L square and OUZO is worth 33 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After OUZO (1):
- OUZOSform of OUZO: a Greek liquor flavored with anise
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from OUZO
Other forms of OUZO (1):
- OUZOSform of OUZO: a Greek liquor flavored with anise
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of OUZO and these are still words:
- ORZOpasta shaped like pearls of barley
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters O, U, Z and O.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
OUZO + S
- OUZOSform of OUZO: a Greek liquor flavored with anise
Memory tip
OUZO is a Greek drink flavored with anise. Three vowels and the Z.
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