/zɛd/
nounverb

Is ZED a Scrabble word?

Yes. ZED is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning The name of the Latin script letter Z/z.

Noun 3 meanings

  1. The name of the Latin script letter Z/z.

  2. Something Z-shaped.

  3. Sleep.

    “I'm going to go get some zeds.”

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To sleep or nap. (Compare zzz, catch some z's.)

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: zed via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English zed, zedde, zede, from Old French zede, from Late Latin zeta, from Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta), from Hebrew ז (zayin) with influence from βῆτα (bêta), ἦτα (êta) and θῆτα (thêta).

Similar and opposite words

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ZED at a glance

ZED has 3 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (Z 10 + E 1 + D 2) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #27,659 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -ZED

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