EMBOLIZES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. EMBOLIZES 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EMBOLIZES?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMBOLIZES is to know. It scores 22 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMBOLIZES
No single letter turns EMBOLIZES into another word.
How EMBOLIZES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EMBOLIZES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMBOLIZES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EMBOLIZES mean in Scrabble?
EMBOLIZES is the present-tense form of EMBOLIZE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in EMBOLIZES
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Common questions about EMBOLIZES
- Is EMBOLIZES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EMBOLIZES is not in it.
- How many points is EMBOLIZES worth?
- EMBOLIZES is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMBOLIZES?
- No single letter can be added to EMBOLIZES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EMBOLIZES:
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