LEGITIMISE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. LEGITIMISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEGITIMISE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEGITIMISE is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEGITIMISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEGITIMISE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LEGITIMISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LEGITIMISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LEGITIMISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To make something lawful, acceptable or justified in the eyes of others.
To legitimise an action is to give it official approval or a respectable standing. Critics sometimes say a meeting or a vote only serves to legitimise a decision already taken. This is the British spelling, with -ise.
How LEGITIMISE is used
Used in law, politics and debate; American writers spell it differently.
- The new law will legitimise the sale of the product.
- Some feared the talks would legitimise the regime.
- The vote was meant to legitimise the plan.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEGITIMISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LEGITIMISE
4 longer words begin with LEGITIMISE.
Shorter words from the letters in LEGITIMISE
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Common questions about LEGITIMISE
- Is LEGITIMISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEGITIMISE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEGITIMISE worth?
- LEGITIMISE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEGITIMISE mean?
- To make something lawful, acceptable or justified in the eyes of others.
- What letters can be added to LEGITIMISE?
- LEGITIMISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LEGITIMISE:
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