Is BOWDLERIZERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOWDLERIZERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 27 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOWDLERIZERS mean?
Bowdlerizers is a form of BOWDLERIZER.
- noun
a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages
“Thomas Bowdler was a famous expurgator”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
27
Scrabble
29
Words With Friends
12
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + W (4) + D (2) + L (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + Z (10) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 27 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 BOWDLERIZERS
BOWDLERIZERS 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 BOWDLERIZERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bowdlerizer26
- bowdlerizes26
- bowdlerize25
- blowzier22
- blowzed22
- soberized21
- obelized20
- obelizes19
- soberize19
- zebroid19
- obelize18
- resized17
- bezels17
- bezils17
- wizes17
- zowee17
- zowie17
- bowdlerise16
- rezeros16
- dozers16
- dozier16
- seized16
- zeroed16
- bezel16
- bezil16
- bizes16
- bewilders15
- beworried15
- resize15
- rezero15
- seizer15
- seizor15
- zeroes15
- zorils15
- dozer15
- dozes15
- sized15
- bize15
- wiz15
- beworries14
- bewilder14
- bowlders14
- disbowel14
- webisode14
- rezes14
- seize14
- sizer14
- zeros14
- zoril14
- zoris14
- doze14
- zeds14
- biz14
- lowriders13
- blowsier13
- boweries13
- blowsed13
- boweled13
- bowered13
- bowlder13
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