FINALISE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FINALISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FINALISE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FINALISE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FINALISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FINALISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FINALISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FINALISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FINALISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To bring something to its completed, agreed form after the last details are settled.
Offices use finalise for plans, contracts and schedules that are no longer open to change. It is the usual British spelling, whereas American writers tend to prefer a z.
How FINALISE is used
Finalise is common in business and planning contexts, particularly in British English.
- The committee will finalise the budget on Friday.
- We need to finalise the guest list before the invitations go out.
- They hope to finalise the contract by the end of the month.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FINALISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FINALISE
4 longer words begin with FINALISE.
Shorter words from the letters in FINALISE
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Common questions about FINALISE
- Is FINALISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FINALISE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FINALISE worth?
- FINALISE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FINALISE mean?
- To bring something to its completed, agreed form after the last details are settled.
- What letters can be added to FINALISE?
- FINALISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FINALISE:
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