ITALICIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. ITALICIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ITALICIZE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ITALICIZE is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ITALICIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ITALICIZE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ITALICIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ITALICIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ITALICIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To print or write in slanting type, or to mark text for such type.
Authors italicize book titles, foreign terms and words they wish to stress. In handwriting, people used to underline a word to show it should italicize in print.
How ITALICIZE is used
Used in writing, editing and word-processing; the British form italicise is described separately.
- Remember to italicize the title of the novel.
- You can italicize a word by pressing a single key.
- Editors italicize foreign phrases for clarity.
- Please do not italicize the whole paragraph.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ITALICIZE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ITALICIZE
2 longer words begin with ITALICIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in ITALICIZE
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Common questions about ITALICIZE
- Is ITALICIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ITALICIZE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ITALICIZE worth?
- ITALICIZE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ITALICIZE mean?
- To print or write in slanting type, or to mark text for such type.
- What letters can be added to ITALICIZE?
- ITALICIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ITALICIZE:
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