Is NATIONALISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NATIONALISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NATIONALISES mean?
Nationalises is a form of NATIONALISE.
- 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
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
12
Letters
N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 NATIONALISES
NATIONALISES 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 NATIONALISES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- alienations11
- nationalise11
- sensational11
- alienation10
- lanosities10
- lineations10
- nanoteslas10
- nasalities10
- santolinas10
- alienists9
- analities9
- annalists9
- antialien9
- antinoise9
- insolates9
- insolents9
- lenitions9
- lineation9
- nanotesla9
- nationals9
- santolina9
- sensation9
- solanines9
- sonatinas9
- taeniasis9
- tensional9
- alanines8
- alations8
- alienist8
- anilines8
- anisoles8
- annalist8
- antlions8
- assonant8
- assonate8
- astonies8
- elastins8
- elations8
- elisions8
- enations8
- entasias8
- inosines8
- inosites8
- insanest8
- insolate8
- insolent8
- isatines8
- isolates8
- isolines8
- lenition8
- liaisons8
- lionises8
- litanies8
- nailsets8
- nasalise8
- national8
- neonatal8
- nitinols8
- noisiest8
- oiliness8
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