Is CHANNELISE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHANNELISE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHANNELISE mean?
- verb
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- verb
make a channel for; provide with a channel
“channelize the country for better transportation”
- verb
send from one person or place to another
“transmit a message”
- verb
cause to form a channel
“channelize a stream”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + N (1) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 CHANNELISE
Single letters that turn CHANNELISE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks2
Words you can make from CHANNELISE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sennachie14
- channels13
- clannish13
- cleanish13
- enchains13
- enhances13
- achenes12
- chaines12
- channel12
- elenchi12
- enchain12
- enchase12
- enhance12
- helices12
- lanches12
- leaches12
- lichees12
- lichens12
- achene11
- chaine11
- chains11
- chaise11
- chelae11
- chelas11
- chiels11
- chiles11
- chinas11
- chines11
- chinse11
- chisel11
- encash11
- hances11
- heliac11
- inches11
- laches11
- laichs11
- leches11
- lichee11
- lichen11
- liches11
- naches11
- niches11
- seiche11
- salience10
- inhales10
- aches10
- chain10
- chais10
- chase10
- chela10
- chias10
- chiel10
- chile10
- china10
- chine10
- chins10
- clash10
- eches10
- hance10
- hence10
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