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Is zel a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word zel is a Scrabble US word. The word zel is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

Z10E1L1

Is zel a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word zel is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

Z10E1L1

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The word zel is NOT a Words With Friends word.

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3-letter words (2 found)

LEZ,ZEL,

2-letter words (2 found)

EL,ZE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 5 words from zel according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of zel

zel

English

Noun

zel (plural zels)

  1. Alternative form of zill.

Anagrams

  • Lez, lez

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin zēlus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈzɛl]

Noun

zel m (plural zels)

  1. fervor, zeal
  2. heat, estrus

Related terms

  • gelós

Further reading

  • “zel”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
  • “zel”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
  • “zel” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “zel” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzɛl]

Noun

zel n

  1. genitive plural of zlo

Latvian

Verb

zel

  1. inflection of zelt:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Middle English

Noun

zel

  1. alternative form of zele

Middle French

Alternative forms

  • zele

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin zēlus.

Noun

zel m (uncountable)

  1. zeal

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French zèle.

Noun

zel n (uncountable)

  1. zeal (fervor or devotion)
    Synonyms: râvnă, sârguință, ardoare

Declension

Related terms

  • zelos

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *zъlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwel-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zə́ʋ/

Adjective

zə̏ł (comparative zlȇjši, superlative nȁjzlȇjši)

  1. evil
Declension

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zéːʋ/

Noun

zẹ̑ł f

  1. (clarification of this definition is needed) green plant
Declension

Further reading

  • “zel”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic ذَال (ḏāl).

Noun

zel

  1. Letter of the Arabic alphabet: ذ

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