SANCTUARIZES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. SANCTUARIZES 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 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SANCTUARIZES?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANCTUARIZES is to know. It scores 23 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANCTUARIZES
No single letter turns SANCTUARIZES into another word.
How SANCTUARIZES scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SANCTUARIZES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 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 SANCTUARIZES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SANCTUARIZES
- SANCTUARIZES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SANCTUARIZES
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Common questions about SANCTUARIZES
- Is SANCTUARIZES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SANCTUARIZES is not in it.
- How many points is SANCTUARIZES worth?
- SANCTUARIZES is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SANCTUARIZES?
- No single letter can be added to SANCTUARIZES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SANCTUARIZES:
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