GRECIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. GRECIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GRECIZE?
| 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: 66 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GRECIZE is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GRECIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GRECIZE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in GRECIZE, 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 | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 748,577.
What does GRECIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To make something Greek in form or character, or to give a word a Greek form.
Scholars grecize a name when they turn it into Greek spelling, as with a Latin name rendered in Greek letters. Architects once grecized buildings by adding columns and pediments.
How GRECIZE is used
Grecize is a learned word with the spellings grecise and graecize.
- Renaissance writers would grecize their surnames.
- The architect chose to grecize the façade with tall columns.
- Some editors grecize the ending of a borrowed word.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GRECIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GRECIZE
2 longer words begin with GRECIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in GRECIZE
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Common questions about GRECIZE
- Is GRECIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GRECIZE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GRECIZE worth?
- GRECIZE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GRECIZE mean?
- To make something Greek in form or character, or to give a word a Greek form.
- What letters can be added to GRECIZE?
- GRECIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of GRECIZE:
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