WESTERNISE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. WESTERNISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WESTERNISE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WESTERNISE is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WESTERNISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WESTERNISE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in WESTERNISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WESTERNISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WESTERNISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To make a country, person or custom adopt the culture, habits or systems of Europe and North America.
To westernise something is to reshape it on a Western model, and the word is often used in debates about tradition and change. Some speakers use it neutrally, while others hear criticism in it.
How WESTERNISE is used
Westernise is the British spelling and appears in history, politics and cultural commentary.
- Reformers wanted to westernise the army.
- Fast food began to westernise local eating habits.
- The government tried to westernise its legal system.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WESTERNISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WESTERNISE
2 longer words begin with WESTERNISE.
Shorter words from the letters in WESTERNISE
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Common questions about WESTERNISE
- Is WESTERNISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WESTERNISE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WESTERNISE worth?
- WESTERNISE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WESTERNISE mean?
- To make a country, person or custom adopt the culture, habits or systems of Europe and North America.
- What letters can be added to WESTERNISE?
- WESTERNISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of WESTERNISE:
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