Is CATEGORIZES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CATEGORIZES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CATEGORIZES mean?
Categorizes is a form of CATEGORIZE.
- verb
place into or assign to a category
“Children learn early on to categorize”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + G (2) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + Z (10) + E (1) + S (1) = 23 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 CATEGORIZES
CATEGORIZES 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 CATEGORIZES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- categorize22
- graecizes21
- ostracize20
- graecize20
- grecizes20
- craziest19
- grecize19
- egotizes18
- coziest18
- crazies18
- czarist18
- erotizes17
- egotize17
- azotic17
- cozier17
- cozies17
- crazes17
- crozes17
- zoecia17
- azotise16
- erotize16
- zestier16
- gazers16
- grazes16
- grosze16
- azoic16
- cozes16
- cozie16
- craze16
- croze16
- czars16
- azotes15
- ersatz15
- razees15
- resize15
- ritzes15
- seizer15
- seizor15
- zaires15
- zeroes15
- zester15
- zoster15
- gazer15
- gazes15
- graze15
- grosz15
- czar15
- zoic15
- azote14
- izars14
- razee14
- razes14
- rezes14
- seiza14
- seize14
- sizar14
- sizer14
- tizes14
- tzars14
- zaire14
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