PUBLICISE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PUBLICISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUBLICISE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUBLICISE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUBLICISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUBLICISE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PUBLICISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PUBLICISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PUBLICISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To bring something to the attention of the public, usually in order to promote it.
This is the spelling favoured in British English, where American writers prefer a z. Publicise suggests deliberate effort, such as adverts, press releases and interviews, rather than news simply getting out.
How PUBLICISE is used
Common with events, books, films, campaigns and causes that need an audience.
- The charity hired a firm to publicise its summer fair.
- She was reluctant to publicise her private troubles.
- The band will publicise the new album with a short tour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUBLICISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUBLICISE
2 longer words begin with PUBLICISE.
Shorter words from the letters in PUBLICISE
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Common questions about PUBLICISE
- Is PUBLICISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUBLICISE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUBLICISE worth?
- PUBLICISE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUBLICISE mean?
- To bring something to the attention of the public, usually in order to promote it.
- What letters can be added to PUBLICISE?
- PUBLICISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PUBLICISE:
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