NASALIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. NASALIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NASALIZE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NASALIZE is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NASALIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NASALIZE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NASALIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NASALIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NASALIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To pronounce a sound with air passing through the nose.
Phoneticians say a vowel is nasalized when the soft palate lowers, as in French "bon". The verb can also mean speaking in a nasal tone in general.
How NASALIZE is used
Nasalize is common in phonetics and is the American spelling next to nasalise.
- French speakers nasalize the vowel in "vin".
- Many singers nasalize a note when they are tired.
- English vowels tend to nasalize before a nasal consonant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NASALIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NASALIZE
2 longer words begin with NASALIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in NASALIZE
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Common questions about NASALIZE
- Is NASALIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NASALIZE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NASALIZE worth?
- NASALIZE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NASALIZE mean?
- To pronounce a sound with air passing through the nose.
- What letters can be added to NASALIZE?
- NASALIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NASALIZE:
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