ROUTINIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. ROUTINIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROUTINIZE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROUTINIZE is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROUTINIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ROUTINIZE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ROUTINIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ROUTINIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ROUTINIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
North American
To make something into a regular, fixed procedure.
Managers routinize tasks so that staff can do them without fresh decisions each time. Critics say that to routinize creative work can drain its spark.
How ROUTINIZE is used
Used in business and sociology; the British spelling is routinise.
- The firm tried to routinize its hiring process.
- Software helps routinize repetitive office tasks.
- You cannot routinize genuine surprise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROUTINIZE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ROUTINIZE
2 longer words begin with ROUTINIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in ROUTINIZE
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Common questions about ROUTINIZE
- Is ROUTINIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROUTINIZE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROUTINIZE worth?
- ROUTINIZE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROUTINIZE mean?
- To make something into a regular, fixed procedure.
- What letters can be added to ROUTINIZE?
- ROUTINIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ROUTINIZE:
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