STERILISE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. STERILISE 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.
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PlayableSTERILISE · 9 letters · 9 pts Scrabble · 10 pts WWF
9points in Scrabble
10points in Words with Friends
9letters
3hooks available
Which word lists accept STERILISE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
36WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1
Hooks 25%3
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%7.33%
Our own measure of how useful STERILISE 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 STERILISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STERILISE scores
Scrabble s1t1e1r1i1l1i1s1e1 9
Words with Friends s1t1e1r1i1l2i1s1e1 10
Face value of the 9 tiles in STERILISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STERILISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with STERILISE
4 longer words begin with STERILISE.
Shorter words from the letters in STERILISE
leisters8 riteless8 tileries8 tireless8 ireless7 leister7 listees7 listers7 relists7 resiles7 resites7 retiles7 riliest7 seities7 siltier7 sterile7 streels7 telesis7 tieless7 tressel7 eisels6 elites6 esiles6 esters6 irises6 islets6 istles6 lesser6 listee6 lister6 liters6 litres6 reests6 reises6 reists6 relets6 relies6 relist6 resets6 resile6
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Common questions about STERILISE
- Is STERILISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STERILISE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STERILISE worth?
- STERILISE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STERILISE?
- STERILISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of STERILISE:
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