ETYMOLOGISE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ETYMOLOGISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ETYMOLOGISE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ETYMOLOGISE is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ETYMOLOGISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ETYMOLOGISE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ETYMOLOGISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ETYMOLOGISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ETYMOLOGISE
- ETYMOLOGISE 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 ETYMOLOGISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To trace or suggest the origin and early history of a word.
To etymologise is to dig back through earlier languages to find where a word came from. The ending -ise marks the British spelling, while American writers prefer etymologize.
How ETYMOLOGISE is used
Etymologise is used by linguists and word lovers in British English.
- The lecturer liked to etymologise every technical term.
- It is tempting to etymologise a name without checking the sources.
- She would etymologise the word before using it in class.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ETYMOLOGISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ETYMOLOGISE
The 11 tiles of ETYMOLOGISE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ETYMOLOGISE
2 longer words begin with ETYMOLOGISE.
Shorter words from the letters in ETYMOLOGISE
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Common questions about ETYMOLOGISE
- Is ETYMOLOGISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ETYMOLOGISE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ETYMOLOGISE worth?
- ETYMOLOGISE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ETYMOLOGISE mean?
- To trace or suggest the origin and early history of a word.
- What letters can be added to ETYMOLOGISE?
- ETYMOLOGISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ETYMOLOGISE:
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