ITALICISATION is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points

It depends on the list you play by. ITALICISATION is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept ITALICISATION?

Word power: 31 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ITALICISATION is to know. It scores 15 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ITALICISATION

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How ITALICISATION scores

Face value of the 13 tiles in ITALICISATION, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ITALICISATION has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about ITALICISATION

• The letter I appears four times in ITALICISATION.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with ITALICISATION

1 longer words begin with ITALICISATION.

Shorter words from the letters in ITALICISATION

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Common questions about ITALICISATION

Is ITALICISATION valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ITALICISATION, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ITALICISATION worth?

ITALICISATION is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ITALICISATION?

ITALICISATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.