Is CIVILISED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CIVILISED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CIVILISED mean?
- adjective
having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
“terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world”
- adjective
marked by refinement in taste and manners
“cultivated speech”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + I (1) + V (4) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 15 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 CIVILISED
CIVILISED 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 CIVILISED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- civilise13
- viscid12
- silicide11
- civies11
- clevis11
- viced11
- devils10
- civie10
- civil10
- vices10
- sliced9
- devil9
- devis9
- dives9
- ivied9
- lived9
- livid9
- velds9
- vised9
- vice9
- ceilis8
- cedis8
- dices8
- disci8
- evils8
- ivies8
- levis8
- lives8
- veils8
- vleis8
- devi8
- devs8
- dive8
- veld8
- vide8
- vids8
- vied8
- ceili7
- ceils7
- slice7
- cedi7
- dice7
- disc7
- evil7
- iced7
- levs7
- live7
- veil7
- vies7
- vile7
- vise7
- vlei7
- dev7
- vid7
- deils6
- delis6
- idles6
- isled6
- sidle6
- slide6
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