MINIATURIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. MINIATURIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MINIATURIZE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MINIATURIZE is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MINIATURIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MINIATURIZE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MINIATURIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MINIATURIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MINIATURIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make something much smaller than the usual size.
Engineers miniaturize circuits so that phones can hold the power of old room-sized machines. Artists use the word too, for shrinking a scene into a tiny model.
How MINIATURIZE is used
Common in engineering and technology; British spelling is miniaturise.
- Designers continue to miniaturize hearing aids.
- It took years to miniaturize the sensor enough to fit in a watch.
- The sculptor chose to miniaturize the whole village.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MINIATURIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MINIATURIZE
2 longer words begin with MINIATURIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in MINIATURIZE
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Common questions about MINIATURIZE
- Is MINIATURIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MINIATURIZE, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MINIATURIZE worth?
- MINIATURIZE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MINIATURIZE mean?
- To make something much smaller than the usual size.
- What letters can be added to MINIATURIZE?
- MINIATURIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MINIATURIZE:
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