BAPTIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. BAPTIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BAPTIZE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 69 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAPTIZE is to know. It scores 20 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAPTIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAPTIZE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BAPTIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What does BAPTIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To administer baptism to someone, admitting them into a Christian church with water.
To baptize can mean the religious rite itself, or, more loosely, to give someone or something a name. A person may be baptized as an infant or as an adult.
How BAPTIZE is used
Baptize is the usual American spelling; it is used in religious and figurative contexts.
- The priest will baptize the baby on Sunday.
- They chose to baptize their ship the Morning Star.
- Adults who wish to baptize their faith attend classes first.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAPTIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BAPTIZE
4 longer words begin with BAPTIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in BAPTIZE
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Common questions about BAPTIZE
- Is BAPTIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAPTIZE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAPTIZE worth?
- BAPTIZE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAPTIZE mean?
- To administer baptism to someone, admitting them into a Christian church with water.
- What letters can be added to BAPTIZE?
- BAPTIZE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BAPTIZE:
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