The word zulu 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.)

  • zulu n. (International standards) Alternative letter-case form of Zulu from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.
  • Zulu prop.n. An African ethnic group living mainly in the KwaZulu-Natal Province in eastern South Africa.
  • Zulu prop.n. (Uncountable) The language of these people, a Bantu language; isiZulu.

26 valid words from 3 definitions

ALPHABET ALTERNATIVE AN CASE EASTERN ETHNIC FORM FROM GROUP IN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE LETTER LIVING MAINLY NATAL OF PEOPLE PHONETIC PROVINCE SOUTH STANDARDS THE THESE UNCOUNTABLE ZULU

7 invalid words from 3 definitions

AFRICA AFRICAN BANTU ICAO ISIZULU KWAZULU NATO

One word in word (Word found as is inside the word.)

ULU

2 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

LUZ ULU

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

LULU PULU SULU

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

ULU

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

ZULUS

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

+S ZULUS

2 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-U LUZ
-Z ULU

Scrabble scoring

  • 13 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 566 chance (0.18%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 4668 chance (0.02%).

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Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • 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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