OPTIMISE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OPTIMISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OPTIMISE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPTIMISE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPTIMISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OPTIMISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OPTIMISE, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OPTIMISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OPTIMISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To make something as effective, efficient or useful as it can be.
Engineers optimise code, schedules and engines, while managers optimise budgets. The -ise ending is the usual British spelling, and the American optimize is the same word.
How OPTIMISE is used
Common in business, computing and engineering; British spelling.
- We need to optimise the website so it loads faster.
- The team will optimise the delivery routes next month.
- She tried to optimise her study time before the exam.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPTIMISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OPTIMISE
4 longer words begin with OPTIMISE.
Shorter words from the letters in OPTIMISE
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Common questions about OPTIMISE
- Is OPTIMISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPTIMISE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPTIMISE worth?
- OPTIMISE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPTIMISE mean?
- To make something as effective, efficient or useful as it can be.
- What letters can be added to OPTIMISE?
- OPTIMISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OPTIMISE:
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