SMIZE is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. SMIZE is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 17 points there.
Which word lists accept SMIZE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SMIZE is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SMIZE
No single letter turns SMIZE into another word.
How SMIZE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SMIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does SMIZE mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To smile primarily with one's eyes rather than with the mouth.
To smize means to convey warmth or pleasure through the eyes alone, keeping the rest of the face relatively still, a technique associated with modelling and photography. The word became widely known through television coaching on how to look engaging in a still photograph. It is now used more broadly for any subtle, eye-led smile in everyday speech.
How SMIZE is used
Informal and fairly recent, most common in discussions of modelling, photography and popular culture.
- The coach told the models to smize for the camera.
- She learned to smize instead of grinning broadly.
- He tried to smize through his tiredness for the photo.
- The judges praised how naturally she could smize.
- Practising in the mirror, he worked on his smize.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SMIZE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SMIZE
Common questions about SMIZE
- Is SMIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SMIZE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SMIZE worth?
- SMIZE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SMIZE mean?
- To smile primarily with one's eyes rather than with the mouth.
- What letters can be added to SMIZE?
- No single letter can be added to SMIZE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SMIZE:
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