Is NATIONALISE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NATIONALISE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NATIONALISE mean?
- verb
make national in character or scope
“His heroic deeds were nationalized by the press”
- verb
put under state control or ownership
“Mitterand nationalized the banks”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
11
Letters
N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) = 11 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 NATIONALISE
Single letters that turn NATIONALISE 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
Anagrams of NATIONALISE
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from NATIONALISE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- alienations11
- alienation10
- lineations10
- analities9
- antialien9
- antinoise9
- lenitions9
- lineation9
- nanotesla9
- nationals9
- santolina9
- tensional9
- alanines8
- alations8
- alienist8
- anilines8
- annalist8
- antlions8
- elations8
- enations8
- insolate8
- insolent8
- lenition8
- litanies8
- national8
- neonatal8
- nitinols8
- solanine8
- sonantal8
- sonatina8
- sonatine8
- toenails8
- aeolian7
- aeonian7
- alanine7
- alanins7
- alation7
- aniline7
- anilins7
- anisole7
- annates7
- anneals7
- anoints7
- antlion7
- asinine7
- atonias7
- atonies7
- elastin7
- elation7
- elision7
- enation7
- entails7
- entasia7
- entoils7
- etalons7
- inanest7
- inosine7
- inosite7
- intines7
- intones7
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