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Is CIVILIZES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CIVILIZES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CIVILIZES mean?

Civilizes is a form of CIVILIZE.

  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
23
Words With Friends
26
Letters
9

C (3) + I (1) + V (4) + I (1) + L (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 CIVILIZES

CIVILIZES 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 CIVILIZES

The 56 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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