ICONISING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. ICONISING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ICONISING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ICONISING is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ICONISING
No single letter turns ICONISING into another word.
How ICONISING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ICONISING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ICONISING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ICONISING mean in Scrabble?
ICONISING is the -ing form (present participle) of ICONISE.
Shorter words from the letters in ICONISING
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Common questions about ICONISING
- Is ICONISING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ICONISING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ICONISING worth?
- ICONISING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ICONISING?
- No single letter can be added to ICONISING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ICONISING:
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