Is ITALICISING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ITALICISING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ITALICISING mean?
Italicising is a form of ITALICISE.
- verb
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Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
I (1) + T (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 ITALICISING
ITALICISING 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 ITALICISING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- laicising12
- castling11
- catlings11
- lignitic11
- isatinic10
- actings10
- casting10
- catling10
- lacings10
- scaling10
- slicing10
- talcing10
- liaising9
- tailings9
- catlins9
- incisal9
- italics9
- salicin9
- tincals9
- acting9
- casing9
- citing9
- clangs9
- clings9
- glacis9
- icings9
- lacing9
- initials8
- intagli8
- lasting8
- listing8
- nilgais8
- sailing8
- salting8
- silting8
- slating8
- staling8
- tailing8
- tilings8
- actins8
- anisic8
- antics8
- casini8
- catlin8
- italic8
- linacs8
- nastic8
- sialic8
- silica8
- ticals8
- tincal8
- acing8
- clags8
- clang8
- cling8
- icing8
- initial7
- ailing7
- algins7
- aligns7
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