HEROIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. HEROIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEROIZE?
| 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: 68 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEROIZE is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEROIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEROIZE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HEROIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What does HEROIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To treat or portray someone as a hero.
Biographers and filmmakers heroize a person when they leave out faults and stress courage. Critics warn that to heroize a leader can hide the truth.
How HEROIZE is used
Heroize is a formal word, with the British variant heroise.
- The film seems to heroize a man with a violent past.
- Nations often heroize their founders.
- It is easy to heroize a soldier who died young.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEROIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEROIZE
2 longer words begin with HEROIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in HEROIZE
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Common questions about HEROIZE
- Is HEROIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEROIZE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEROIZE worth?
- HEROIZE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEROIZE mean?
- To treat or portray someone as a hero.
- What letters can be added to HEROIZE?
- HEROIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HEROIZE:
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