MILITARIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. MILITARIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MILITARIZE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MILITARIZE is to know. It scores 21 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MILITARIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MILITARIZE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MILITARIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MILITARIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MILITARIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To equip, organise or arm for war, or to give a military character to (US spelling).
To militarize a border means to station troops and weapons there. Critics also say a police force is militarized when it adopts army-style gear and tactics.
How MILITARIZE is used
Common in news and politics; the British spelling is militarise.
- The government chose to militarize the frontier.
- Residents feared the town would militarize its police.
- Treaties forbade the country to militarize the islands.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MILITARIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MILITARIZE
2 longer words begin with MILITARIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in MILITARIZE
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Common questions about MILITARIZE
- Is MILITARIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MILITARIZE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MILITARIZE worth?
- MILITARIZE is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MILITARIZE mean?
- To equip, organise or arm for war, or to give a military character to (US spelling).
- What letters can be added to MILITARIZE?
- MILITARIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MILITARIZE:
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