NATIONALIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. NATIONALIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NATIONALIZE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NATIONALIZE is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NATIONALIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NATIONALIZE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in NATIONALIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NATIONALIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NATIONALIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To transfer an industry or company from private owners into the hands of the state.
Governments usually nationalize utilities, railways or banks, often after a political change or a crisis. The word can also mean giving something a national character, but the economic sense is far more common today.
How NATIONALIZE is used
Used mainly in news and politics when a state takes over private assets.
- The new government promised to nationalize the railways within two years.
- Critics warned that they would nationalize every major bank.
- It is rare for a country to nationalize an industry without paying some compensation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NATIONALIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NATIONALIZE
4 longer words begin with NATIONALIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in NATIONALIZE
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Common questions about NATIONALIZE
- Is NATIONALIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NATIONALIZE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NATIONALIZE worth?
- NATIONALIZE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NATIONALIZE mean?
- To transfer an industry or company from private owners into the hands of the state.
- What letters can be added to NATIONALIZE?
- NATIONALIZE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of NATIONALIZE:
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