oxyphenbutazone, 1778 points It is theorized to be the highest scoring legal word that would actually fit on a Scrabble board.
The letter 'X' provides the highest scoring two-letter words, with at least 9 points awarded for the Greek letter names 'Ax', 'Ex', 'Ox', 'Xi' and the Vietnamese coin 'Xu'; whilst with 'Zax' (a hatchet-like tool) attaining a minimum of 19 points, it also gives you the highest scoring three-letter word.
All Scrabble players know that Q and Z are the highest scoring tiles. You can get 10 points for each, in the English language version of the game.
In April 1982, Dr Khoshnaw scored 392 points for "CAZIQUES" getting the "Q" on a double letter score and the "C" and "S" on triple word scores. CAZIQUES means West Indian Chiefs.
The highest scoring 7-letter bingo is "MUZJIKS". Though the sum total of the seven tiles is 29 points, if the Z is placed on the double letter square (for maximum score value), the resulting score is (39x2) + 50 = 128 points.
Though it's annoying that you cannot play such a clever word as IQ in Scrabble, there are plenty of uses for that pair of letters.
Devotees of Scrabble are always looking for an opportunity to use the highest-scoring letter Z. So news that the gender neutral pronoun “ze” will be included in the game's official dictionary is likely to prove very popular. The board game is moving with the times to include a handful of words from social media.
MUZJIKS is the highest-scoring opening word in Scrabble. With its tiles value at 29 points, it can score a total of 128 points on the first move.
JO is the only two letter-word containing J listed in the Official Scrabble Player's Dictionary (OSPD5) and Official Club and Tournament Word List (OCTWL or OWL/TWL), which is defined as "a sweetheart." Its plural is JOES, so don't try to stick an S on JO making JOS*; you will likely lose a turn.
It's the only letter of that value – below it there's F, H, V, W and Y on four points, and the next highest value is eight (J and X).
Definition — used to express disgust.
1 point - A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R. 2 points - D, G. 3 points - B, C, M, P. 4 points - F, H, V, W, Y.
Rod Nivison (USA) won a game at the July 1990 Midwest Invitational in the USA by a score of –8 to –10. This bizarre result was achieved after he and his opponent repeatedly passed turns or changed tiles, and the only word to be placed on the board (DORMINE) was challenged off!
Believe it or not, you can play these words in an official Scrabble game. If you've ever wanted to play "OK," "ew," "twerk," or "emoji" in Scrabble, you're in luck.
You can use swear words in Scrabble
Just because a word isn't in the official Scrabble player's dictionary, doesn't mean it is against the rules.
About the Word:
ZA is the most played word containing the letter Z (and the only playable two-letter word with the letter Z) in tournament SCRABBLE play. Incidentally, .
Yeet is a slang word that functions broadly with the meaning “to throw,” but is especially used to emphasize forcefulness and a lack of concern for the thing being thrown.
is not a playable scrabble word.
Conversation. Qua is the #WordOfTheDay, and it's an excellent Scrabble word.