STERILISES is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. STERILISES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STERILISES?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STERILISES is to know. It scores 10 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STERILISES
No single letter turns STERILISES into another word.
How STERILISES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in STERILISES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STERILISES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STERILISES
- STERILISES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STERILISES mean in Scrabble?
STERILISES is the present-tense form of STERILISE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in STERILISES
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Common questions about STERILISES
- Is STERILISES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STERILISES, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STERILISES worth?
- STERILISES is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STERILISES?
- No single letter can be added to STERILISES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of STERILISES:
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