LITERALIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. LITERALIZE 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 LITERALIZE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LITERALIZE is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LITERALIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LITERALIZE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LITERALIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LITERALIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LITERALIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To take figurative words at face value and treat them as strictly true.
Critics use literalize when someone reads a metaphor as a plain statement of fact. The word often hints that the reader has missed the point of the original wording. It is rarer than the adjective literal.
How LITERALIZE is used
Found mostly in discussions of scripture, poetry and law, where readers argue about whether to literalize a passage.
- Some readers literalize the poem and miss its irony.
- It is a mistake to literalize every parable in the book.
- The lawyer warned the court not to literalize a casual remark.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LITERALIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LITERALIZE
4 longer words begin with LITERALIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in LITERALIZE
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Common questions about LITERALIZE
- Is LITERALIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LITERALIZE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LITERALIZE worth?
- LITERALIZE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LITERALIZE mean?
- To take figurative words at face value and treat them as strictly true.
- What letters can be added to LITERALIZE?
- LITERALIZE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LITERALIZE:
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