INITIALISING is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. INITIALISING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INITIALISING?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful INITIALISING is to know. It scores 13 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INITIALISING
No single letter turns INITIALISING into another word.
How INITIALISING scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in INITIALISING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 5 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INITIALISING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about INITIALISING
- The letter I appears five times in INITIALISING.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in INITIALISING
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Common questions about INITIALISING
- Is INITIALISING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INITIALISING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INITIALISING worth?
- INITIALISING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to INITIALISING?
- No single letter can be added to INITIALISING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of INITIALISING:
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