MOTORISE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MOTORISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOTORISE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOTORISE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOTORISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOTORISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MOTORISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOTORISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MOTORISE
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MOTORISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To equip a vehicle, device or body of troops with a motor or motor transport.
To motorise something is to replace muscle or manual effort with an engine. Armies once spoke of motorise plans when horses gave way to trucks. The British spelling uses an s where American writers use a z.
How MOTORISE is used
Used of bicycles, machines and military units that are being fitted with engines.
- The workshop plans to motorise the old hand-turned winch.
- Generals decided to motorise the infantry before the next campaign.
- You can motorise a bicycle with a small kit fitted to the rear wheel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOTORISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MOTORISE
The 8 tiles of MOTORISE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MOTORISE
2 longer words begin with MOTORISE.
Shorter words from the letters in MOTORISE
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Common questions about MOTORISE
- Is MOTORISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOTORISE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOTORISE worth?
- MOTORISE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOTORISE mean?
- To equip a vehicle, device or body of troops with a motor or motor transport.
- What letters can be added to MOTORISE?
- MOTORISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MOTORISE:
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