Is CHANNELIZES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CHANNELIZES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 25 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CHANNELIZES mean?
Channelizes is a form of CHANNELIZE.
- 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
25
Scrabble
28
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + N (1) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + Z (10) + E (1) + S (1) = 25 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 CHANNELIZES
CHANNELIZES 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 CHANNELIZES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- channelize24
- zechins21
- zilches21
- zechin20
- zilch19
- hazels18
- cazh18
- chez18
- hazel17
- hazes17
- zincs16
- haze16
- channelise15
- azines15
- lazies15
- sleaze15
- zanies15
- zinc15
- sennachie14
- azine14
- lazes14
- nazis14
- seiza14
- seize14
- zeals14
- zeins14
- zines14
- channels13
- clannish13
- cleanish13
- enchains13
- enhances13
- laze13
- nazi13
- size13
- zeal13
- zees13
- zein13
- zens13
- zine13
- zins13
- achenes12
- chaines12
- channel12
- elenchi12
- enchain12
- enchase12
- enhance12
- helices12
- lanches12
- leaches12
- lichees12
- lichens12
- sez12
- zas12
- zee12
- zen12
- zin12
- achene11
- chaine11
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