SANCTUARIZE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. SANCTUARIZE 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 SANCTUARIZE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANCTUARIZE is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANCTUARIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SANCTUARIZE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SANCTUARIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SANCTUARIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SANCTUARIZE
2 longer words begin with SANCTUARIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in SANCTUARIZE
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Common questions about SANCTUARIZE
- Is SANCTUARIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SANCTUARIZE is not in it.
- How many points is SANCTUARIZE worth?
- SANCTUARIZE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SANCTUARIZE?
- SANCTUARIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SANCTUARIZE:
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