CIVILIANISING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. CIVILIANISING 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 19 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept CIVILIANISING?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIVILIANISING is to know. It scores 19 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIVILIANISING
No single letter turns CIVILIANISING into another word.
How CIVILIANISING scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in CIVILIANISING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 5 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CIVILIANISING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CIVILIANISING
- The letter I appears five times in CIVILIANISING.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CIVILIANISING mean in Scrabble?
CIVILIANISING is the -ing form (present participle) of CIVILIANISE.
Shorter words from the letters in CIVILIANISING
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Common questions about CIVILIANISING
- Is CIVILIANISING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CIVILIANISING, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CIVILIANISING worth?
- CIVILIANISING is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CIVILIANISING?
- No single letter can be added to CIVILIANISING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of CIVILIANISING:
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