Is LEGITIMATIZING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LEGITIMATIZING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 27 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LEGITIMATIZING mean?
Legitimatizing is a form of LEGITIMATIZE.
- verb
make legal
“Marijuana should be legalized”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
27
Scrabble
32
Words With Friends
14
Letters
L (1) + E (1) + G (2) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + M (3) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + Z (10) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 27 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 LEGITIMATIZING
LEGITIMATIZING 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 LEGITIMATIZING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- legitimizing25
- metalizing22
- itemizing21
- gazetting20
- initialize19
- glitzing19
- teazling18
- glazing18
- mazing18
- latinize17
- tzigane17
- gazing17
- legitimating16
- agnize16
- lazing16
- maize16
- mizen16
- nizam16
- zeatin15
- glaze15
- glitz15
- maze15
- mitigating14
- azine14
- gaze14
- zing14
- militating13
- gimleting13
- laze13
- nazi13
- zeal13
- zein13
- zeta13
- zine13
- ziti13
- zag13
- zig13
- litigating12
- imitating12
- gleaming12
- tiz12
- zen12
- zin12
- zit12
- emailing11
- emitting11
- ligament11
- limiting11
- metaling11
- mitigant11
- mitigate11
- tegminal11
- gliming11
- imaging11
- za11
- gelating10
- intimate10
- legating10
- ligating10
- militant10
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