DEOXIDIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 27 points
Yes. DEOXIDIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 27 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEOXIDIZE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEOXIDIZE is to know. It scores 27 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEOXIDIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEOXIDIZE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DEOXIDIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEOXIDIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEOXIDIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
chemistry
To remove oxygen from a substance, such as a metal or a compound.
Metalworkers deoxidize molten steel so that dissolved oxygen does not leave holes in the finished casting. In chemistry the word also describes reducing a compound by taking oxygen away from it. The British spelling is deoxidise.
How DEOXIDIZE is used
Used in metallurgy and chemistry for taking oxygen out of metals and compounds.
- Adding aluminium helps deoxidize the molten steel.
- The process will deoxidize the surface before welding.
- Chemists used hydrogen to deoxidize the metal oxide.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEOXIDIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DEOXIDIZE
4 longer words begin with DEOXIDIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEOXIDIZE
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Common questions about DEOXIDIZE
- Is DEOXIDIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEOXIDIZE, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEOXIDIZE worth?
- DEOXIDIZE is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEOXIDIZE mean?
- To remove oxygen from a substance, such as a metal or a compound.
- What letters can be added to DEOXIDIZE?
- DEOXIDIZE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DEOXIDIZE:
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