CIVILIANISES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. CIVILIANISES 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept CIVILIANISES?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIVILIANISES is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIVILIANISES
No single letter turns CIVILIANISES into another word.
How CIVILIANISES scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in CIVILIANISES, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CIVILIANISES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CIVILIANISES
- The letter I appears four times in CIVILIANISES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CIVILIANISES
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Common questions about CIVILIANISES
- Is CIVILIANISES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CIVILIANISES, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CIVILIANISES worth?
- CIVILIANISES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CIVILIANISES?
- No single letter can be added to CIVILIANISES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of CIVILIANISES:
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