The word zanja is a valid scrabble word, except in North America

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • zanja n. An irrigation canal in Latin America.
  • (In Spanish) zanja s. Construcción, Agricultura. Corte y extracción de las tierras…
  • (In Spanish) zanja s. Hendidura provocada por el agua que corre.

7 valid words from 3 definitions

AN CANAL DE EL IN IRRIGATION LAS

13 invalid words from 3 definitions

AGRICULTURA AGUA AMERICA CONSTRUCCION CORRE CORTE EXTRACCION HENDIDURA LATIN POR PROVOCADA QUE TIERRAS

3 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AN JA ZA

One word-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word.)

NA

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

GANJA ZANZA

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

ZANJAS

One anagram plus one (New word formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+S ZANJAS

One anagram minus one (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-J AZAN

Scrabble scoring

  • 21 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 1891 chance (0.05%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 16598 chance (0.01%).

Other languages

  • Valid: Spanish
  • Invalid: French German Italian Romanian
  • (In Spanish) ZANJA f. Excavación larga y estrecha que se hace en la tierra para echar los cimientos, conducir las aguas, defender los sembrados, o cosas semejantes.
  • (In Spanish) ZANJAR tr. Echar zanjas o abrirlas para fabricar un edificio o para otro fin.

Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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