PURITANIZES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. PURITANIZES 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PURITANIZES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PURITANIZES is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PURITANIZES
No single letter turns PURITANIZES into another word.
How PURITANIZES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PURITANIZES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PURITANIZES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PURITANIZES mean in Scrabble?
PURITANIZES is the present-tense form of PURITANIZE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in PURITANIZES
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Common questions about PURITANIZES
- Is PURITANIZES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PURITANIZES is not in it.
- How many points is PURITANIZES worth?
- PURITANIZES is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PURITANIZES?
- No single letter can be added to PURITANIZES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PURITANIZES:
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