CINEMATIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. CINEMATIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CINEMATIZE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CINEMATIZE is to know. It scores 23 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CINEMATIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CINEMATIZE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CINEMATIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CINEMATIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CINEMATIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To adapt a story or event for the cinema; to turn into a film.
To cinematize a book means turning its text into scenes and images for the screen. The verb is rare, and most people say adapt or film instead. The British spelling is cinematise.
How CINEMATIZE is used
Rare and formal; used in writing about film and literature.
- The studio planned to cinematize the famous novel.
- It is hard to cinematize a book that is mostly thought.
- Few directors dared to cinematize the epic poem.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CINEMATIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CINEMATIZE
2 longer words begin with CINEMATIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in CINEMATIZE
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Common questions about CINEMATIZE
- Is CINEMATIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CINEMATIZE, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CINEMATIZE worth?
- CINEMATIZE is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CINEMATIZE mean?
- To adapt a story or event for the cinema; to turn into a film.
- What letters can be added to CINEMATIZE?
- CINEMATIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CINEMATIZE:
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