FEMINIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. FEMINIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FEMINIZE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FEMINIZE is to know. It scores 22 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FEMINIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FEMINIZE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FEMINIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FEMINIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FEMINIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make something more womanly or more closely associated with women, or to induce female characteristics.
Sociologists say a profession may feminize when women come to outnumber men in it. In biology the verb can mean inducing female traits, for example through hormones.
How FEMINIZE is used
Feminize is used in social science, language study and biology.
- Teaching began to feminize in the nineteenth century.
- The designer chose to feminize the classic suit with softer lines.
- Hormones can feminize some fish in polluted water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FEMINIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FEMINIZE
2 longer words begin with FEMINIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in FEMINIZE
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Common questions about FEMINIZE
- Is FEMINIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FEMINIZE, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FEMINIZE worth?
- FEMINIZE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FEMINIZE mean?
- To make something more womanly or more closely associated with women, or to induce female characteristics.
- What letters can be added to FEMINIZE?
- FEMINIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FEMINIZE:
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