GRECIANIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. GRECIANIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRECIANIZE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRECIANIZE is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRECIANIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRECIANIZE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in GRECIANIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GRECIANIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GRECIANIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rareliterary
To make something Greek in style, manner or speech, or to give it the look of ancient Greece.
To grecianize a building, a poem or a name is to shape it after Greek models. The word was used mainly by writers on art and language when talking about classical influence. It is now rare and sounds old-fashioned.
How GRECIANIZE is used
Rare and literary; found in older writing about Greek influence on style or language.
- Architects of the period liked to grecianize the fronts of public buildings.
- The poet tried to grecianize his verses with classical names.
- Scholars in the city began to grecianize their speech.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRECIANIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRECIANIZE
2 longer words begin with GRECIANIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in GRECIANIZE
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Common questions about GRECIANIZE
- Is GRECIANIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRECIANIZE, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRECIANIZE worth?
- GRECIANIZE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRECIANIZE mean?
- To make something Greek in style, manner or speech, or to give it the look of ancient Greece.
- What letters can be added to GRECIANIZE?
- GRECIANIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of GRECIANIZE:
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