Is PATRONISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PATRONISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PATRONISES mean?
Patronises is a form of PATRONISE.
- verb
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
- verb
assume sponsorship of
- verb
treat condescendingly
- verb
be a regular customer or client of
“We patronize this store”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + T (1) + R (1) + O (1) + N (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 PATRONISES
PATRONISES 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 PATRONISES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- antipress11
- aspersion11
- atropines11
- patroness11
- patronise11
- pinasters11
- pristanes11
- saponites11
- septorias11
- transpose11
- airposts10
- atropine10
- atropins10
- espartos10
- operants10
- painters10
- pantries10
- pasterns10
- pastries10
- personas10
- pertains10
- piasters10
- piastres10
- pinaster10
- pointers10
- porniest10
- posterns10
- pristane10
- pronates10
- prosaist10
- prosiest10
- prosties10
- protases10
- protasis10
- proteans10
- proteins10
- raptness10
- raspiest10
- repaints10
- repoints10
- reposits10
- responsa10
- ripostes10
- ropiness10
- sapients10
- saponite10
- seaports10
- senopias10
- septoria10
- soapiest10
- spinster10
- spirants10
- steapsin10
- traipses10
- triposes10
- tropines10
- assertion9
- notarises9
- senoritas9
- airpost9
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