OPTIMALIZE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. OPTIMALIZE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OPTIMALIZE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPTIMALIZE is to know. It scores 23 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPTIMALIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OPTIMALIZE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OPTIMALIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OPTIMALIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with OPTIMALIZE
2 longer words begin with OPTIMALIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in OPTIMALIZE
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Common questions about OPTIMALIZE
- Is OPTIMALIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OPTIMALIZE is not in it.
- How many points is OPTIMALIZE worth?
- OPTIMALIZE is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OPTIMALIZE?
- OPTIMALIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OPTIMALIZE:
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