CIVILIANISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. CIVILIANISE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept CIVILIANISE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIVILIANISE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIVILIANISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CIVILIANISE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CIVILIANISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 4 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CIVILIANISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CIVILIANISE
- The letter I appears four times in CIVILIANISE.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with CIVILIANISE
2 longer words begin with CIVILIANISE.
Shorter words from the letters in CIVILIANISE
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Common questions about CIVILIANISE
- Is CIVILIANISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CIVILIANISE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CIVILIANISE worth?
- CIVILIANISE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CIVILIANISE?
- CIVILIANISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CIVILIANISE:
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