ITALIANISE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ITALIANISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ITALIANISE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ITALIANISE is to know. It scores 10 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ITALIANISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ITALIANISE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ITALIANISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ITALIANISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ITALIANISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To make something Italian in form, style or character.
Linguists might say a foreign word has been italianised when it takes on Italian spelling or endings. Chefs and designers sometimes use the verb more loosely for giving a dish or a look an Italian flavour.
How ITALIANISE is used
The verb italianise is a British spelling and is typically found in writing about language, art and cooking.
- Renaissance writers tended to italianise Latin names.
- The restaurant tried to italianise the traditional recipe with olive oil and basil.
- Some architects wished to italianise the whole facade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ITALIANISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ITALIANISE
2 longer words begin with ITALIANISE.
Shorter words from the letters in ITALIANISE
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Common questions about ITALIANISE
- Is ITALIANISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ITALIANISE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ITALIANISE worth?
- ITALIANISE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ITALIANISE mean?
- To make something Italian in form, style or character.
- What letters can be added to ITALIANISE?
- ITALIANISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ITALIANISE:
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