Yes. ZIN is a valid word.
ZIN is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
ZIN 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 ZIN
ZIN is short for zinfandel, a red wine grape grown widely in California; its plural is ZINS. ZIN uses the Z with two common one-point tiles, I and N, so it is an easy way to play the Z.
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ZIN scores 12 points
Before any bonus squares: Z 10 + I 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: ZIN as the first play
Later in the game, put the Z on a 3L square and ZIN is worth 32 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
Longer words from ZIN
Other forms of ZIN (1):
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Swap any one letter of ZIN and these are still words:
- AINbelonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself)
- BINa container
- DINa loud harsh or strident noise
- FINthe cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
- GINstrong liquor flavored with juniper berries
- HINancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons
- JINsame as JINN: form of JINNEE
- KINa person having kinship with another or others
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters Z, I and N.
Memory tip
ZIN is short for zinfandel, the red wine.
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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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