POETICIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. POETICIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POETICIZE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POETICIZE is to know. It scores 22 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POETICIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POETICIZE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in POETICIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POETICIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POETICIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To express something in poetry, or to give a subject a poetic, romantic quality.
Writers who poeticize an ordinary scene lift it with imagery and rhythm until it feels significant. Critics sometimes use the word with a faint complaint, suggesting the real subject has been prettified.
How POETICIZE is used
The verb poeticize turns up in literary criticism and discussions of style.
- The novelist tends to poeticize the countryside.
- He tried to poeticize his grief in a short elegy.
- Some biographers poeticize the lives of their subjects.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POETICIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POETICIZE
2 longer words begin with POETICIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in POETICIZE
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Common questions about POETICIZE
- Is POETICIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POETICIZE, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POETICIZE worth?
- POETICIZE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POETICIZE mean?
- To express something in poetry, or to give a subject a poetic, romantic quality.
- What letters can be added to POETICIZE?
- POETICIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POETICIZE:
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