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URBANIZATION is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points

Yes. URBANIZATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.

u1r1b3a1n1i1z10a1t1i1o1n1
PlayableURBANIZATION · 12 letters · 23 pts Scrabble · 27 pts WWF
23points in Scrabble
27points in Words with Friends
12letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept URBANIZATION?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 36 / 100

36WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.92
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.25%

Our own measure of how useful URBANIZATION is to know. It scores 23 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for URBANIZATION

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

urbanizations24

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How URBANIZATION scores

Scrabble u1r1b3a1n1i1z10a1t1i1o1n1 23
Words with Friends u2r1b4a1n2i1z10a1t1i1o1n2 27

Face value of the 12 tiles in URBANIZATION, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
u14
r16
b12
a29
n26
i29
z11
t16
o18

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so URBANIZATION has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with URBANIZATION

urbanizations24

1 longer words begin with URBANIZATION.

Shorter words from the letters in URBANIZATION

antiurban11 britannia11 ruination9 unitarian9 urination9 bartizan19 azoturia17 zoiatria17 tabourin10 antiarin8 nutarian8 bonanza18 anziani16 triazin16 tzarina16 airboat9 atabrin9 ouabain9 robinia9 taborin9 antiair7 rainout7 unition7 uranian7 urinant7 abrazo17 banzai17 zariba17 tarzan15 zinnia15 zoaria15 abator8 abitur8 arabin8 bainin8 banian8 barton8 biniou8 biotin8 bonita8

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Common questions about URBANIZATION

Is URBANIZATION valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts URBANIZATION, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is URBANIZATION worth?
URBANIZATION is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to URBANIZATION?
URBANIZATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 12 letters of URBANIZATION:

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