Is FOCALISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FOCALISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FOCALISES mean?
Focalises is a form of FOCALISE.
- verb
concentrate on a particular place or spot
“The infection has localized in the left eye”
- verb
bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
- verb
become focussed or come into focus
“The light focused”
- verb
put (an image) into focus
“Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 FOCALISES
FOCALISES 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 FOCALISES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fiascoes13
- focalise13
- fecials12
- fiascos12
- fiscals12
- califs11
- facies11
- facile11
- falces11
- fasces11
- fecial11
- felsic11
- fiasco11
- ficoes11
- fiscal11
- celosias10
- falsies10
- flossie10
- cafes10
- calfs10
- calif10
- clefs10
- coifs10
- faces10
- fecal10
- fices10
- fiscs10
- flics10
- flocs10
- focal10
- folic10
- celosia9
- loessic9
- ossicle9
- socials9
- solaces9
- falsie9
- filose9
- fossae9
- fossil9
- cafe9
- cafs9
- calf9
- clef9
- coif9
- face9
- fice9
- fico9
- fisc9
- flic9
- floc9
- foci9
- closes8
- colies8
- cosies8
- locies8
- saices8
- scales8
- slices8
- social8
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