Is LEGITIMISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LEGITIMISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LEGITIMISES mean?
Legitimises is a form of LEGITIMISE.
- verb
make legal
“Marijuana should be legalized”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
L (1) + E (1) + G (2) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + M (3) + 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 LEGITIMISES
LEGITIMISES 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 LEGITIMISES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- legitimise13
- elitisms10
- itemises10
- slimiest10
- smiliest10
- timeless10
- gimlets10
- ileitises9
- elegists9
- elitism9
- elmiest9
- itemise9
- limiest9
- limites9
- metisse9
- mislies9
- missile9
- mitises9
- similes9
- smilies9
- stimies9
- gimels9
- gimlet9
- glimes9
- elegist8
- elegits8
- legists8
- elemis8
- emesis8
- limits8
- mislie8
- mislit8
- missel8
- misset8
- simile8
- slimes8
- smelts8
- smiles8
- smites8
- stimes8
- tmeses8
- tmesis8
- gimel8
- glime8
- glims8
- ileitis7
- listees7
- telesis7
- tieless7
- egests7
- egises7
- elegit7
- geests7
- gestes7
- gleets7
- glisse7
- legist7
- legits7
- lieges7
- sieges7
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