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FIZGIGS

7 letters, 21 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What FIZGIGS Means

FIZGIGS is a form of FIZGIG, which means:

  1. noun: an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
  2. noun: a firework that fizzes as it moves

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

FIZGIGS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 21 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as F4 I1 Z10 G2 I1 G2 S1.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 71 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Words Made From The Letters In FIZGIGS

19 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

6 letter words (2)

4 letter words (4)

3 letter words (9)

2 letter words (4)

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.