Is CANONIZES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CANONIZES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CANONIZES mean?
Canonizes is a form of CANONIZE.
- verb
declare (a dead person) to be a saint
“After he was shown to have performed a miracle, the priest was canonized”
- verb
treat as a sacred person
“He canonizes women”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + O (1) + N (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 CANONIZES
CANONIZES 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 CANONIZES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- canonize19
- canzones19
- canzone18
- canzoni18
- azonic17
- cozens17
- cozies17
- zincos17
- zoecia17
- azoic16
- cozen16
- cozes16
- cozie16
- zinco16
- zincs16
- azines15
- sozine15
- zanies15
- zinc15
- zoic15
- azine14
- azons14
- nazis14
- seiza14
- sozin14
- zeins14
- zines14
- zoeas14
- zonae14
- zones14
- coz14
- azon13
- nazi13
- size13
- zein13
- zens13
- zine13
- zins13
- zoea13
- zona13
- zone13
- azo12
- sez12
- zas12
- zen12
- zin12
- zoa12
- za11
- canonise10
- acinose9
- ancones9
- canines9
- conines9
- encinas9
- neonics9
- sonance9
- aeonic8
- ancone8
- canine8
- cannie8
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