Is POPULARISE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POPULARISE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POPULARISE mean?
- verb
cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
“They popularized coffee in Washington State”
- verb
make understandable to the general public
“Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + P (3) + U (1) + L (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (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 POPULARISE
Single letters that turn POPULARISE 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
Words you can make from POPULARISE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- oilpapers13
- appliers12
- oilpaper12
- papulose12
- prolapse12
- sapropel12
- sloppier12
- supplier12
- applier11
- applies11
- apposer11
- apprise11
- appulse11
- lappers11
- lippers11
- loppers11
- loppier11
- papules11
- paupers11
- pileups11
- poplars11
- popular11
- priapus11
- propels11
- pulpers11
- pulpier11
- pupilar11
- purples11
- purpose11
- rappels11
- ripples11
- sappier11
- slapper11
- slipper11
- soppier11
- suppler11
- upleaps11
- uppiles11
- upslope11
- pelorias10
- perilous10
- polarise10
- spirulae10
- appels10
- apples10
- appose10
- lapper10
- lipper10
- lopper10
- palpus10
- papers10
- papule10
- pauper10
- peplos10
- peplus10
- pileup10
- pipals10
- pipers10
- poplar10
- popsie10
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