PHONETICIZING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 30 points
It depends on the list you play by. PHONETICIZING 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 30 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept PHONETICIZING?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHONETICIZING is to know. It scores 30 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHONETICIZING
No single letter turns PHONETICIZING into another word.
How PHONETICIZING scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in PHONETICIZING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHONETICIZING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PHONETICIZING
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Common questions about PHONETICIZING
- Is PHONETICIZING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHONETICIZING, where it scores 34 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHONETICIZING worth?
- PHONETICIZING is worth 30 points in Scrabble and 34 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PHONETICIZING?
- No single letter can be added to PHONETICIZING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of PHONETICIZING:
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