PHONETICIZE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 27 points
It depends on the list you play by. PHONETICIZE 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 27 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept PHONETICIZE?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHONETICIZE is to know. It scores 27 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHONETICIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHONETICIZE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PHONETICIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHONETICIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PHONETICIZE
2 longer words begin with PHONETICIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in PHONETICIZE
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Common questions about PHONETICIZE
- Is PHONETICIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHONETICIZE, where it scores 29 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHONETICIZE worth?
- PHONETICIZE is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PHONETICIZE?
- PHONETICIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PHONETICIZE:
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