POPULARISE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. POPULARISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POPULARISE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POPULARISE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POPULARISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POPULARISE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in POPULARISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POPULARISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POPULARISE
- POPULARISE contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does POPULARISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To make something widely liked or known, or to present a difficult subject in a way ordinary readers can follow.
Writers who popularise science turn dense research into clear stories for the public. A fashion or a product can also be popularised by a famous person who is seen using it.
How POPULARISE is used
British spelling of the verb; it often takes a subject, an idea or a trend as its object.
- The documentary helped to popularise birdwatching.
- She wrote books to popularise astronomy among teenagers.
- Film stars did much to popularise the short haircut.
- It took years to popularise the new coin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POPULARISE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POPULARISE
4 longer words begin with POPULARISE.
Shorter words from the letters in POPULARISE
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Common questions about POPULARISE
- Is POPULARISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POPULARISE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POPULARISE worth?
- POPULARISE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POPULARISE mean?
- To make something widely liked or known, or to present a difficult subject in a way ordinary readers can follow.
- What letters can be added to POPULARISE?
- POPULARISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of POPULARISE:
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