PROVINCIALISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. PROVINCIALISE 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PROVINCIALISE?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROVINCIALISE is to know. It scores 20 from 13 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROVINCIALISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROVINCIALISE scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in PROVINCIALISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROVINCIALISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PROVINCIALISE
2 longer words begin with PROVINCIALISE.
Shorter words from the letters in PROVINCIALISE
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Common questions about PROVINCIALISE
- Is PROVINCIALISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PROVINCIALISE is not in it.
- How many points is PROVINCIALISE worth?
- PROVINCIALISE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PROVINCIALISE?
- PROVINCIALISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of PROVINCIALISE:
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