Is FINALIZES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FINALIZES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FINALIZES mean?
Finalizes is a form of FINALIZE.
- verb
make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
“let's finalize the proposal”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
9
Letters
F (4) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + Z (10) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 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 FINALIZES
FINALIZES 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 FINALIZES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- finalize20
- nazifies20
- salinize17
- fazes17
- faze16
- azines15
- lazies15
- seizin15
- zanies15
- fez15
- fiz15
- azine14
- lazes14
- nazis14
- seiza14
- zeals14
- zeins14
- zines14
- laze13
- nazi13
- size13
- zeal13
- zein13
- zens13
- zine13
- zins13
- sez12
- zas12
- zen12
- zin12
- finalise11
- za11
- finales10
- finalis10
- finials10
- elfins9
- falsie9
- finale9
- finals9
- finial9
- flanes9
- alefs8
- alifs8
- elfin8
- fails8
- false8
- fanes8
- files8
- final8
- fines8
- finis8
- flans8
- fleas8
- flies8
- leafs8
- naifs8
- neifs8
- alef7
- alif7
- fail7
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