RIVALIZES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. RIVALIZES 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 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RIVALIZES?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIVALIZES is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIVALIZES
No single letter turns RIVALIZES into another word.
How RIVALIZES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in RIVALIZES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RIVALIZES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RIVALIZES mean in Scrabble?
RIVALIZES is the present-tense form of RIVALIZE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in RIVALIZES
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Common questions about RIVALIZES
- Is RIVALIZES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RIVALIZES is not in it.
- How many points is RIVALIZES worth?
- RIVALIZES is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RIVALIZES?
- No single letter can be added to RIVALIZES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of RIVALIZES:
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