Only in Collins.
ZE is valid in the international Collins list used for crossword tile games outside North America, but not in the North American list.
ZE is valid in the international Collins list but not in the NASPA Word List 2023, the North American list. If your group plays with the Collins toggle on, it counts; otherwise it can be challenged off the board.
About ZE
ZE is a pronoun some people use in place of he or she. Collins players use it for the 10-point Z, which has few short homes.
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ZE scores 11 points
Before any bonus squares: Z 10 + E 1 = 11. On a double-word square that's 22, on a triple-word 33, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: ZE as the first play
Later in the game, put the Z on a 3L square and ZE is worth 31 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
Longer words from ZE
Words that start with ZE:
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of ZE and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters Z and E.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
ZE + D
- ZEDthe letter Z
ZE + E
- ZEEthe letter Z
ZE + F
- FEZa brimless cap worn by men in the Near East
ZE + K
- ZEKan inmate in a Soviet labor camp
ZE + N
- ZENmental calmness
ZE + P
- ZEPa long sandwich
ZE + R
- REZan area of land set aside for Native Americans
ZE + S
- SEZform of SAY: to utter
ZE + Y
- YEZsame as YOUSE: same as YOU
Memory tip
ZE is a gender-neutral pronoun, used in place of he or she. It is valid only in the Collins list; in North America the only two-letter Z word is ZA.
On these lists
Other two-letter words starting with Z
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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. Playing the international (Collins) list? Turn on its 20 extra two-letter words in Setup.
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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