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ZEBRA

ZEBRA is a valid 5-letter word in our dictionary. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends, before any board multipliers.

What Does ZEBRA Mean?

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Letter by Letter

LetterzebraTotal
Scrabble10131116
Words With Friends10141117

Word Game Intelligence

ZEBRA Analysis

Vowel & Consonant Structure

2 vowels · 3 consonants

Vowels (E at #2, A at #5)

Hook Letters (Scrabble / WWF)

Front hooks: None
Back hooks: -S

High-value tiles: Z

Wordle Playability

A-Tier

Letter frequency score: 76/100

High frequency of popular Wordle letters makes ZEBRA a strong opening or solving probe.

Hive & Anagram Power

5 unique letters · 23 sub-words

Valid Spelling Bee / WordHive puzzle candidate (uses ≤7 unique letters).

Is ZEBRA a Wordle Word?

ZEBRA is five letters and appears in our everyday-word list, so it works as a Wordle guess and is the kind of word that turns up as an answer. Puzzle editors keep their own answer list, so treat this as a strong candidate rather than a guarantee. Narrow the field with the Wordle Solver.

Anagrams of ZEBRA

One other word uses exactly these letters.

braze

Words Inside ZEBRA

23 shorter words can be built from these letters. Useful when ZEBRA won't fit on the board.

barebearbraerazearbarebarbezbraearerarebrezzeaabaearbabeeaerreza

ZEBRA Appears In

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