103 words come out when you unscramble ZEMSTVA, starting with ZEMSTVA itself: 21 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, MAZES and SMAZE lead with 16 points. 7 letters: 2 vowels and 5 consonants. ZEMSTVA as a single 7-tile play makes 71 in Scrabble, 21 plus the 50 bonus, and 58 in Words With Friends (23 + 35).
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from ZEMSTVA by length: 1 with 7 letters, 11 with 5, 40 with 4, 36 with 3 and 15 with 2. None has 6 letters.
The best of the 4-letter words made with ZEMSTVA letters is MAZE, 15 points; ZEAS and ZEST on 13 follow. SAME, SAVE and TEAM are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of ZEMSTVA but one, change that one, and you get:
More 7-letter words: starting with ZE · ending in VA · all 7-letter words
ZEMSTVA first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept ZEMSTVA, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZEMSTVA itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 103) | 85 | 103 | 75 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ZEAS, SAZ, ZEA, ZE, VAES, AMES, MASE, METS, SAV, TEMS, VAE, AME and 6 more, 18 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SEZ, ZAS, ZA, SEV, MES, TASE, ATS, EST, TES and TE, 10 in all.