Is GALVANISE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GALVANISE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GALVANISE mean?
- verb
to stimulate to action
“the loud noise startled him awake”
- verb
cover with zinc
“galvanize steel”
- verb
stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
G (2) + A (1) + L (1) + V (4) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) = 13 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 GALVANISE
Single letters that turn GALVANISE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks2
Words you can make from GALVANISE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- leavings12
- sleaving12
- gavials11
- glaives11
- lavages11
- leaving11
- salvage11
- salving11
- slaving11
- vaginae11
- vaginal11
- vaginas11
- vealing11
- alevins10
- valines10
- agaves10
- ganevs10
- gavels10
- gavial10
- givens10
- glaive10
- lavage10
- laving10
- savage10
- saving10
- vagile10
- vagina10
- vegans10
- visage10
- alevin9
- alvine9
- anvils9
- avails9
- avians9
- levins9
- livens9
- naives9
- navels9
- navies9
- saliva9
- salvia9
- savine9
- silvae9
- silvan9
- snivel9
- valine9
- valise9
- veinal9
- venial9
- vinals9
- vineal9
- agave9
- avgas9
- ganev9
- gavel9
- given9
- gives9
- vagal9
- vangs9
- vegan9
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