Is INITIALISED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INITIALISED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INITIALISED mean?
Initialised is a form of INITIALISE.
- verb
assign an initial value to a computer program
- verb
divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
“Please format this disk before entering data!”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
11
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 INITIALISED
INITIALISED 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 INITIALISED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- initialise10
- denialist10
- disentail10
- initialed10
- anilities9
- adenitis9
- dainties9
- idealist9
- alienist8
- initials8
- litanies8
- dailies8
- denials8
- dentals8
- dentils8
- destain8
- details8
- detains8
- dialist8
- dilates8
- distain8
- indites8
- inedita8
- instead8
- liaised8
- lindies8
- nidates8
- sainted8
- satined8
- sedilia8
- slanted8
- snailed8
- stained8
- tineids8
- elastin7
- entails7
- ileitis7
- initial7
- isatine7
- laities7
- liniest7
- nailset7
- salient7
- saltine7
- slainte7
- tenails7
- aisled7
- alined7
- deasil7
- delist7
- deltas7
- denial7
- dental7
- dentil7
- desalt7
- detail7
- detain7
- dilate7
- distal7
- distil7
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