SENSITISE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SENSITISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SENSITISE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SENSITISE is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SENSITISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SENSITISE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SENSITISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SENSITISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SENSITISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To make someone or something more responsive to stimuli, a substance or another person's needs.
Sensitise is the British spelling. It turns up in medicine for making a body react to an allergen, in photography for preparing film, and in training for raising awareness.
How SENSITISE is used
Used in medicine, photography and workplace training, with the American spelling sensitize also common.
- Early exposure can sensitise a child to pollen.
- The course aims to sensitise staff to local customs.
- They sensitise the plate with a light-reactive coating.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SENSITISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SENSITISE
4 longer words begin with SENSITISE.
Shorter words from the letters in SENSITISE
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Common questions about SENSITISE
- Is SENSITISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SENSITISE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SENSITISE worth?
- SENSITISE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SENSITISE mean?
- To make someone or something more responsive to stimuli, a substance or another person's needs.
- What letters can be added to SENSITISE?
- SENSITISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SENSITISE:
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