IRONIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. IRONIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IRONIZE?
| 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 IRONIZE is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IRONIZE
Front hooks — 1
sironizeChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IRONIZE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in IRONIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does IRONIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To speak or write with irony, saying one thing while plainly meaning another.
Writers who ironize rely on the reader noticing the gap between the surface statement and the real attitude. The verb is bookish and far less common than the adjective ironic. It can also take an object, as when a critic tries to ironize a whole genre.
How IRONIZE is used
You will meet ironize mostly in literary criticism and essays about tone.
- The narrator likes to ironize about the town's proudest traditions.
- It is hard to ironize without sounding bitter, and she rarely tried to ironize in public.
- Some critics say the film does not praise its hero but chooses to ironize him.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IRONIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of IRONIZE
The 7 tiles of IRONIZE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with IRONIZE
2 longer words begin with IRONIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in IRONIZE
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Common questions about IRONIZE
- Is IRONIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IRONIZE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IRONIZE worth?
- IRONIZE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IRONIZE mean?
- To speak or write with irony, saying one thing while plainly meaning another.
- What letters can be added to IRONIZE?
- IRONIZE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of IRONIZE:
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