PECTIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. PECTIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PECTIZE?
| 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: 67 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PECTIZE is to know. It scores 20 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PECTIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PECTIZE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PECTIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123 thousand.
What does PECTIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To turn into a jelly, or to make a liquid set as a jelly.
The word comes from pectin, the substance in fruit that makes jam set. A chemist might say that a solution begins to pectize as it cools, and the word is a close cousin of gelatinize.
How PECTIZE is used
Pectize is a rare technical verb from chemistry and food science.
- The fruit juice will pectize when enough sugar is added.
- Acid helps the solution pectize faster.
- The mixture began to pectize after an hour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PECTIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PECTIZE
2 longer words begin with PECTIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in PECTIZE
Common questions about PECTIZE
- Is PECTIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PECTIZE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PECTIZE worth?
- PECTIZE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PECTIZE mean?
- To turn into a jelly, or to make a liquid set as a jelly.
- What letters can be added to PECTIZE?
- PECTIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PECTIZE:
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