SIGNALISE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SIGNALISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIGNALISE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIGNALISE is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIGNALISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIGNALISE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SIGNALISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SIGNALISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SIGNALISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
Britishformal
To mark something as remarkable, or to make it stand out clearly.
To signalise an event is to give it special importance, often with a gesture or ceremony. In traffic engineering the word also means to equip a junction with lights. The spelling with s is the British form.
How SIGNALISE is used
Signalise is formal and used mainly in British English.
- The mayor planned a parade to signalise the victory.
- The council will signalise the busy crossing next year.
- He tried to signalise his arrival with a speech.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIGNALISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SIGNALISE
2 longer words begin with SIGNALISE.
Shorter words from the letters in SIGNALISE
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Common questions about SIGNALISE
- Is SIGNALISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIGNALISE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIGNALISE worth?
- SIGNALISE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIGNALISE mean?
- To mark something as remarkable, or to make it stand out clearly.
- What letters can be added to SIGNALISE?
- SIGNALISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SIGNALISE:
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