Only in Collins.
ZO is valid in the international Collins list used for crossword tile games outside North America, but not in the North American list.
ZO 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 ZO
ZO is a Himalayan cross between a yak and a cow, also called a dzo or zho. Collins players use it for the 10-point Z. Herders in Nepal and Tibet raise zo for milk, meat and carrying loads at high altitude.
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ZO scores 11 points
Before any bonus squares: Z 10 + O 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: ZO as the first play
Later in the game, put the Z on a 3L square and ZO is worth 31 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
Longer words from ZO
Words that start with ZO:
- ZOEAa larval form of certain crustaceans
- ZOICpertaining to animals or animal life or action
- ZONA(anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure
- ZONEa locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
- ZONK
- ZOOMmove along very quickly
- ZOON
- ZOOSform of ZOO: the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of ZO and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
Memory tip
ZO is a cross between a yak and a cow. It is valid only in the Collins list.
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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