METALISE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. METALISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept METALISE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful METALISE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METALISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How METALISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in METALISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so METALISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does METALISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To coat a surface with a thin layer of metal or give it a metallic quality.
Makers metalise plastic film, glass and paper to give them shine or to let them conduct electricity. The British spelling metalise has the -ize form as its American twin.
How METALISE is used
Metalise is used in manufacturing and packaging, usually about thin coatings applied in a vacuum.
- The factory will metalise the film before it is cut into crisp packets.
- They metalise the mirror glass with a layer of aluminium.
- It is cheaper to metalise a plastic part than to cast it in metal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of METALISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of METALISE
The 8 tiles of METALISE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with METALISE
2 longer words begin with METALISE.
Shorter words from the letters in METALISE
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Common questions about METALISE
- Is METALISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METALISE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METALISE worth?
- METALISE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does METALISE mean?
- To coat a surface with a thin layer of metal or give it a metallic quality.
- What letters can be added to METALISE?
- METALISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of METALISE:
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