Yes. WIZ is a valid word.
WIZ is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
WIZ 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 WIZ
WIZ is short for wizard, a person who is exceptionally good at something, as in a math wiz; its plurals are WIZES and WIZZES. With the 4-point W and the 10-point Z, WIZ is worth 15 before any bonus. WHIZ and WHIZZ are valid too; WHIZZ needs a blank, since the bag has only one Z.
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WIZ scores 15 points
Before any bonus squares: W 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: WIZ as the first play
Later in the game, put the Z on a 3L square and WIZ is worth 35 before any word bonus.
Longer words from WIZ
Other forms of WIZ (2):
Words that start with WIZ:
- WIZENlean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
- WIZARDsomeone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- WIZENSform of WIZEN: lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
- WIZZEN
- WIZARDSform of WIZARD: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- WIZENEDform of WIZEN: lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
- WIZZENS
- WIZARDERform of WIZARD: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of WIZ and these are still words:
- BIZsame as BUSINESS: an occupation, profession, or trade
- FIZa hissing or sputtering sound
- TIZsame as TIZZY: a state of nervous confusion
- WUZform of BE: to have actuality
- WIGhairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
- WINbe the winner in a contest or competition
- WIS
- WITa message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters W, I and Z.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
WIZ + H
- WHIZmake a soft swishing sound
Memory tip
WIZ is short for wizard, someone very good at something: a math wiz.
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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.
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