LAIRIZES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. LAIRIZES 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept LAIRIZES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAIRIZES is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAIRIZES
No single letter turns LAIRIZES into another word.
How LAIRIZES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LAIRIZES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LAIRIZES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LAIRIZES mean in Scrabble?
LAIRIZES is the present-tense form of LAIRIZE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in LAIRIZES
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Common questions about LAIRIZES
- Is LAIRIZES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LAIRIZES is not in it.
- How many points is LAIRIZES worth?
- LAIRIZES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LAIRIZES?
- No single letter can be added to LAIRIZES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LAIRIZES:
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