SIGNALIZE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. SIGNALIZE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIGNALIZE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIGNALIZE is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIGNALIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIGNALIZE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SIGNALIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SIGNALIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SIGNALIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To mark something out in a striking way, or to equip a junction with traffic signals.
In its older, literary sense, to signalize an achievement is to make it stand out as remarkable. In road engineering the same verb simply means to install lights at a crossing.
How SIGNALIZE is used
Rare in everyday speech; you meet signalize in formal prose about notable deeds and in reports on traffic planning.
- The treaty was meant to signalize a new era of cooperation.
- The council voted to signalize the busiest intersection in town.
- He hoped a bold gesture would signalize his break with the past.
- Engineers plan to signalize three more crossings along the avenue.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIGNALIZE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SIGNALIZE
2 longer words begin with SIGNALIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in SIGNALIZE
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Common questions about SIGNALIZE
- Is SIGNALIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIGNALIZE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIGNALIZE worth?
- SIGNALIZE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIGNALIZE mean?
- To mark something out in a striking way, or to equip a junction with traffic signals.
- What letters can be added to SIGNALIZE?
- SIGNALIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SIGNALIZE:
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