DEFAMILIARIZED is valid in North America, not in Collins — 30 points
It depends on the list you play by. DEFAMILIARIZED is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 30 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept DEFAMILIARIZED?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEFAMILIARIZED is to know. It scores 30 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFAMILIARIZED
No single letter turns DEFAMILIARIZED into another word.
How DEFAMILIARIZED scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in DEFAMILIARIZED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEFAMILIARIZED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DEFAMILIARIZED
- DEFAMILIARIZED begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DEFAMILIARIZED mean in Scrabble?
DEFAMILIARIZED is the past tense or past participle of DEFAMILIARIZE.
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Shorter words from the letters in DEFAMILIARIZED
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Common questions about DEFAMILIARIZED
- Is DEFAMILIARIZED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFAMILIARIZED, where it scores 32 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFAMILIARIZED worth?
- DEFAMILIARIZED is worth 30 points in Scrabble and 32 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DEFAMILIARIZED?
- No single letter can be added to DEFAMILIARIZED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of DEFAMILIARIZED:
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