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Is CIVILISING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CIVILISING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CIVILISING mean?

Civilising is a form of CIVILISE.

  1. verb

    teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

    “Cultivate your musical taste”

  2. verb

    raise from a barbaric to a civilized state

    “The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
21
Letters
10

C (3) + I (1) + V (4) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 CIVILISING

CIVILISING 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 CIVILISING

The 47 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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