CAPITALISE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CAPITALISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAPITALISE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAPITALISE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAPITALISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CAPITALISE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CAPITALISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CAPITALISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CAPITALISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To write a letter in upper case, or to take advantage of an opportunity.
In writing, you capitalise the first letter of a name or sentence. In business, to capitalise on something is to profit from it, and a company can also be capitalised by providing it with money.
How CAPITALISE is used
Capitalise is the British spelling; capitalize is the American form.
- Remember to capitalise the first word of every sentence.
- The firm hoped to capitalise on the sudden demand.
- Investors agreed to capitalise the new company.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAPITALISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CAPITALISE
2 longer words begin with CAPITALISE.
Shorter words from the letters in CAPITALISE
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Common questions about CAPITALISE
- Is CAPITALISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAPITALISE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAPITALISE worth?
- CAPITALISE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAPITALISE mean?
- To write a letter in upper case, or to take advantage of an opportunity.
- What letters can be added to CAPITALISE?
- CAPITALISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CAPITALISE:
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