PROSELYTISE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PROSELYTISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROSELYTISE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROSELYTISE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROSELYTISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROSELYTISE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PROSELYTISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROSELYTISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PROSELYTISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To try to persuade someone to join your faith, party or cause.
The word often carries a slightly critical edge, because it suggests pushing a belief on people who did not ask. Missionaries, campaigners and keen hobbyists can all be accused of wanting to proselytise.
How PROSELYTISE is used
The -ise spelling is the British form; American writers normally use the -ize spelling.
- He would proselytise about cycling to anyone who listened.
- The group was banned from the campus for trying to proselytise students.
- She does not proselytise; she simply lives by her beliefs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROSELYTISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROSELYTISE
4 longer words begin with PROSELYTISE.
Shorter words from the letters in PROSELYTISE
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Common questions about PROSELYTISE
- Is PROSELYTISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROSELYTISE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROSELYTISE worth?
- PROSELYTISE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROSELYTISE mean?
- To try to persuade someone to join your faith, party or cause.
- What letters can be added to PROSELYTISE?
- PROSELYTISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PROSELYTISE:
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