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Is zori a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word zori is a Scrabble US word. The word zori is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is zori a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word zori is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

Z10O1R1I1

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Yes. The word zori is a Words With Friends word. The word zori is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (1 found)

ZORI,

3-letter words (1 found)

RIZ,

2-letter words (4 found)

IO,OI,OR,ZO,

You can make 6 words from zori according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of zori

zori

English

Alternative forms

  • zōri, zouri

Etymology

From Japanese 草履 (zōri).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɔːɹi/
  • (without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈzoəɹi/

Noun

zori (plural zori or zoris)

  1. A Japanese sandal made from rice straw or lacquered wood, worn with a kimono for formal occasions.
    • 1983 July, Tony Annesi, Dogu: Tools For the Way, Black Belt, page 70,
      Zori should be left at the edge of the training area so they can easily be stepped into. In Western dojo, this is sometimes impractical, but zori should at least be put on as soon as possible after leaving the training area.
  2. (especially Southeast US) A sandal, usually of rubber, secured to the foot by two straps mounted between the big toe and its neighbour.
    Synonym: flip-flop
  3. (rare, informal, gender-neutral) A gender-neutral parental term.
    Synonym: zaza
    Coordinate terms: mama, papa, mom, dad

See also

  • geta (clogs)

Further reading

  • zori on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Rizo

Basque

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -oɾi, -i
  • Hyphenation: zo‧ri

Etymology 1

From Proto-Basque *zori (“bird, luck”).

Noun

zori inan

  1. luck, chance, fate, fortune
    Synonym: adur
Declension

Etymology 2

Adjective

zori (comparative zoriago, superlative zorien, excessive zoriegi)

  1. mature, ripe
Declension

Further reading

  • “zori”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “zori”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic зорꙗ (zorja), from Proto-Slavic *zořa. See also zare. Compare Bulgarian зора (zora), Serbo-Croatian zora, Aromanian ndzari.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzorʲ/

Noun

zori m pl (plural only)

  1. daybreak, dawn

Declension

See also

  • auroră f
  • răsărit n
  • alba f

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

zori (Cyrillic spelling зори)

  1. dative/locative singular of zora

Slovene

Noun

zori

  1. inflection of zora:
    1. dative/locative singular
    2. nominative/accusative dual

Verb

zori

  1. third-person singular present of zoreti

Torres Strait Creole

Noun

zori

  1. (western dialect) cicada

References

  • Shnukal, Anna. (1994) 'Torres Strait Creole' in Macquarie Aboriginal Words, p. 388.

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