VALORISE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VALORISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VALORISE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VALORISE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VALORISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VALORISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VALORISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VALORISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about VALORISE
- All 8 letters of VALORISE are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does VALORISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To fix or raise the price of a commodity by official action, or to give something greater worth.
Economists use valorise for state schemes that prop up the price of a crop such as coffee. In cultural writing it widens to mean treating a tradition as more valuable than before.
How VALORISE is used
Formal British spelling; valorize is the American form.
- The government moved to valorise the harvest after prices fell.
- The exhibition aims to valorise local crafts.
- Critics said the plan would only valorise waste.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VALORISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VALORISE
The 8 tiles of VALORISE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with VALORISE
2 longer words begin with VALORISE.
Shorter words from the letters in VALORISE
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Common questions about VALORISE
- Is VALORISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VALORISE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VALORISE worth?
- VALORISE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VALORISE mean?
- To fix or raise the price of a commodity by official action, or to give something greater worth.
- What letters can be added to VALORISE?
- VALORISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VALORISE:
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