ROMANISE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ROMANISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROMANISE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROMANISE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROMANISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROMANISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ROMANISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ROMANISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ROMANISE
- All 8 letters of ROMANISE are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 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 ROMANISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To write a word in the Latin alphabet, or to bring under Roman influence.
Linguists romanise Chinese or Russian names so readers of English can pronounce them. In history romanise means to make a people adopt Roman ways.
How ROMANISE is used
British spelling; American texts use the z form instead of romanise.
- We must romanise the title for the catalogue.
- The conquest began to romanise the province.
- Systems to romanise Greek differ.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROMANISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ROMANISE
The 8 tiles of ROMANISE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ROMANISE
2 longer words begin with ROMANISE.
Shorter words from the letters in ROMANISE
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Common questions about ROMANISE
- Is ROMANISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROMANISE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROMANISE worth?
- ROMANISE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROMANISE mean?
- To write a word in the Latin alphabet, or to bring under Roman influence.
- What letters can be added to ROMANISE?
- ROMANISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ROMANISE:
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