Is CANALIZES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CANALIZES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CANALIZES mean?
Canalizes is a form of CANALIZE.
- verb
provide (a city) with a canal
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + Z (10) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 CANALIZES
CANALIZES 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 CANALIZES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- canalize19
- nasalize17
- zincs16
- azines15
- lazies15
- zanies15
- zinc15
- azans14
- azine14
- lazes14
- nazis14
- seiza14
- zeals14
- zeins14
- zines14
- azan13
- laze13
- nazi13
- size13
- zeal13
- zein13
- zens13
- zine13
- zins13
- sez12
- zas12
- zen12
- zin12
- za11
- canalise10
- anlaces9
- inlaces9
- sanicle9
- scaleni9
- aecial8
- anlace8
- calesa8
- canals8
- casein8
- cleans8
- clines8
- incase8
- incels8
- inlace8
- lances8
- linacs8
- acais7
- acnes7
- aecia7
- alecs7
- cains7
- canal7
- canes7
- ceils7
- cines7
- clans7
- clean7
- cline7
- ileac7
- incel7
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