MEMORISE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MEMORISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEMORISE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEMORISE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEMORISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEMORISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MEMORISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MEMORISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MEMORISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To learn something so well that it can be recalled exactly from memory.
Actors memorise scripts and pupils memorise poems or times tables, usually by repeating them until they stick. This spelling is the standard British choice, while American writers prefer memorize.
How MEMORISE is used
The British spelling of the verb meaning to learn by heart.
- Try to memorise the phone number before the call ends.
- Students must memorise a dozen dates for the exam.
- She managed to memorise the whole speech in an evening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEMORISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MEMORISE
The 8 tiles of MEMORISE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MEMORISE
4 longer words begin with MEMORISE.
Shorter words from the letters in MEMORISE
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Common questions about MEMORISE
- Is MEMORISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEMORISE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEMORISE worth?
- MEMORISE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEMORISE mean?
- To learn something so well that it can be recalled exactly from memory.
- What letters can be added to MEMORISE?
- MEMORISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MEMORISE:
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