Yes. TIZ is a valid word.
TIZ is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
TIZ 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 TIZ
TIZ means a state of nervous confusion or excitement, the same as TIZZ and TIZZY, as in getting into a tiz before guests arrive. It ends in Z, so it can put the 10-point Z at the end of a play, and its T and I are easy tiles to have. Picture someone in a tiz looking for their keys.
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TIZ scores 12 points
Before any bonus squares: T 1 + I 1 + Z 10 = 12. On a double-word square that's 24, on a triple-word 36, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: TIZ as the first play
Later in the game, put the Z on a 3L square and TIZ is worth 32 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After TIZ (1):
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from TIZ
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of TIZ and these are still words:
- BIZsame as BUSINESS: an occupation, profession, or trade
- FIZa hissing or sputtering sound
- WIZa very clever or skillful person
- TICa local and habitual twitching especially in the face
- TIEfasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
- TIL
- TINa silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion
- TIPthe extreme end of something
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
TIZ is a state of nervous excitement, a tizzy. TIZZ and TIZZY are valid too.
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Tileside keeps score, checks words like this one during a challenge, tracks the tiles left in the bag and times turns. It runs in your phone's browser with no account and works offline.
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.