Yes. ZEN is a valid word.
ZEN is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
ZEN 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.
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ZEN scores 12 points
Before any bonus squares: Z 10 + E 1 + N 1 = 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: ZEN as the first play
Later in the game, put the Z on a 3L square and ZEN is worth 32 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After ZEN (1):
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from ZEN
Other forms of ZEN (1):
Words that start with ZEN:
- ZENDO
- ZENANA
- ZENDOS
- ZENITHthe point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be…
- ZENAIDA
- ZENANAS
- ZENITHSform of ZENITH: the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be…
- ZENAIDAS
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- ZENITHALform of ZENITH: the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be…
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of ZEN and these are still words:
- BENa mountain or tall hill
- DENthe habitation of wild animals
- FEN100 fen equal 1 yuan in China
- GENinformal term for information
- HENadult female chicken
- KENrange of what one can know or understand
- MENform of MAN: an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
- PENa writing implement with a point from which ink flows
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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.