ETYMOLOGIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 26 points
Yes. ETYMOLOGIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 26 points in Scrabble and 28 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ETYMOLOGIZE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ETYMOLOGIZE is to know. It scores 26 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ETYMOLOGIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ETYMOLOGIZE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ETYMOLOGIZE, 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 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ETYMOLOGIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ETYMOLOGIZE
- ETYMOLOGIZE 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 ETYMOLOGIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To trace or state the origin and early history of a word.
A lexicographer may etymologize a term by following it back through older languages. Amateurs also etymologize, sometimes wrongly, by guessing a neat origin that the evidence does not support.
How ETYMOLOGIZE is used
Etymologize is used in dictionary and language-history writing.
- The editor tried to etymologize the odd word.
- It is risky to etymologize a slang term without early evidence.
- She loved to etymologize every name on the map.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ETYMOLOGIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ETYMOLOGIZE
2 longer words begin with ETYMOLOGIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in ETYMOLOGIZE
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Common questions about ETYMOLOGIZE
- Is ETYMOLOGIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ETYMOLOGIZE, where it scores 28 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ETYMOLOGIZE worth?
- ETYMOLOGIZE is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ETYMOLOGIZE mean?
- To trace or state the origin and early history of a word.
- What letters can be added to ETYMOLOGIZE?
- ETYMOLOGIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ETYMOLOGIZE:
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