INITIALISES is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. INITIALISES 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.
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PlayableINITIALISES · 11 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept INITIALISES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%7.36%
Our own measure of how useful INITIALISES is to know. It scores 11 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INITIALISES
No single letter turns INITIALISES into another word.
How INITIALISES scores
Scrabble i1n1i1t1i1a1l1i1s1e1s1 11
Words with Friends i1n2i1t1i1a1l2i1s1e1s1 13
Face value of the 11 tiles in INITIALISES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 4 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INITIALISES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about INITIALISES
- The letter I appears four times in INITIALISES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in INITIALISES
initialise10 salinities10 alienists9 anilities9 latinises9 snailiest9 alienist8 eastlins8 elastins8 initials8 isatines8 latinise8 litanies8 nailsets8 salients8 salinise8 saltines8 sanities8 sanitise8 staniels8 teniasis8 asities7 eastlin7 elastin7 enlists7 entails7 entasis7 ileitis7 inisles7 initial7 instals7 instils7 isatine7 isatins7 laities7 liaises7 liniest7 linties7 listens7 nailset7
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Common questions about INITIALISES
- Is INITIALISES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INITIALISES, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INITIALISES worth?
- INITIALISES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to INITIALISES?
- No single letter can be added to INITIALISES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of INITIALISES:
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