PULVERISE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PULVERISE 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 PULVERISE?
| 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 PULVERISE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PULVERISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PULVERISE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PULVERISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PULVERISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PULVERISE
- The same 9 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PULVERISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To crush something into powder or dust, or to defeat an opponent completely.
A machine can pulverise rock into fine grit, and in sport or fights a stronger side can pulverise its rival. The British spelling uses s, while American writers prefer pulverize.
How PULVERISE is used
Used in industry, cooking and informal talk about heavy defeats.
- The mill will pulverise the grain into flour.
- They hoped to pulverise their rivals in the final.
- A heavy hammer can pulverise old bricks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PULVERISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PULVERISE
The 9 tiles of PULVERISE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PULVERISE
4 longer words begin with PULVERISE.
Shorter words from the letters in PULVERISE
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Common questions about PULVERISE
- Is PULVERISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PULVERISE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PULVERISE worth?
- PULVERISE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PULVERISE mean?
- To crush something into powder or dust, or to defeat an opponent completely.
- What letters can be added to PULVERISE?
- PULVERISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PULVERISE:
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