Is ANIMALIZES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANIMALIZES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANIMALIZES mean?
Animalizes is a form of ANIMALIZE.
- verb
represent in the form of an animal
- verb
make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman
“Life in the camps had brutalized him”
- verb
become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + M (3) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + Z (10) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ANIMALIZES
ANIMALIZES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ANIMALIZES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- animalize20
- simazine19
- nasalize17
- salinize17
- amazes17
- maizes17
- mizens17
- nizams17
- zamias17
- amaze16
- maize16
- mazes16
- mizen16
- nizam16
- smaze16
- zamia16
- azines15
- lazies15
- seizin15
- zanies15
- maze15
- azans14
- azine14
- lazes14
- nazis14
- seiza14
- zeals14
- zeins14
- zines14
- azan13
- laze13
- nazi13
- size13
- zeal13
- zein13
- zens13
- zine13
- zins13
- sez12
- zas12
- zen12
- zin12
- animalise11
- za11
- alienism10
- mainsail10
- milesian10
- amnesia9
- anemias9
- animals9
- laminae9
- laminas9
- malaise9
- malines9
- manilas9
- menials9
- mislain9
- seminal9
- amines8
- anemia8
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