Is POPULARISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POPULARISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POPULARISES mean?
Popularises is a form of POPULARISE.
- 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
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + P (3) + U (1) + L (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 POPULARISES
POPULARISES 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 POPULARISES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- popularise14
- oilpapers13
- priapuses13
- prolapses13
- prolapsus13
- prolepsis13
- sapropels13
- suppliers13
- plesiosaur12
- appliers12
- apposers12
- apprises12
- appulses12
- oilpaper12
- papulose12
- prolapse12
- purposes12
- sapropel12
- slappers12
- slippers12
- sloppier12
- supplier12
- supplies12
- supposal12
- supposer12
- upslopes12
- polarises11
- applier11
- applies11
- apposer11
- apposes11
- appress11
- apprise11
- appulse11
- lappers11
- lippers11
- loppers11
- loppier11
- oppress11
- papules11
- paupers11
- pileups11
- pipless11
- poplars11
- popsies11
- popular11
- priapus11
- propels11
- pulpers11
- pulpier11
- pupilar11
- purples11
- purpose11
- rappels11
- ripples11
- sappers11
- sappier11
- sippers11
- slapper11
- slipper11
Study POPULARISES and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.