Is CANALISED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CANALISED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CANALISED mean?
Canalised is a form of CANALISE.
- verb
provide (a city) with a canal
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 12 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 CANALISED
CANALISED 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 CANALISED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- alcaides11
- candelas11
- sidalcea11
- canalise10
- acedias10
- alcades10
- alcaide10
- calends10
- canaled10
- candela10
- candies10
- candles10
- decanal10
- incased10
- inlaced10
- scalade10
- scandal10
- scandia10
- anlaces9
- inlaces9
- sanicle9
- scaleni9
- acedia9
- alcade9
- alcids9
- ascend9
- candle9
- canids9
- clades9
- cnidae9
- dances9
- decals9
- decani9
- decans9
- lanced9
- nicads9
- scaled9
- sliced9
- aliased8
- denials8
- naiades8
- snailed8
- aecial8
- anlace8
- calesa8
- canals8
- casein8
- cleans8
- clines8
- incase8
- incels8
- inlace8
- lances8
- linacs8
- acids8
- acned8
- alcid8
- asdic8
- cades8
- cadis8
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