ITALIANIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. ITALIANIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ITALIANIZE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ITALIANIZE is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ITALIANIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ITALIANIZE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ITALIANIZE, 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 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ITALIANIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ITALIANIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
North American
To make something Italian in form, style or character.
To italianize a word, a name or a recipe is to give it an Italian flavour. In history, writers described courts and painters that began to italianize their manners. The British form is italianise.
How ITALIANIZE is used
Uncommon; used in language, art and cooking contexts.
- Some shops italianize their names to sound more authentic.
- The painter began to italianize his style after a trip to Rome.
- Cooks sometimes italianize a dish with olive oil and basil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ITALIANIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ITALIANIZE
2 longer words begin with ITALIANIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in ITALIANIZE
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Common questions about ITALIANIZE
- Is ITALIANIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ITALIANIZE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ITALIANIZE worth?
- ITALIANIZE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ITALIANIZE mean?
- To make something Italian in form, style or character.
- What letters can be added to ITALIANIZE?
- ITALIANIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ITALIANIZE:
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