Is POPULARISING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POPULARISING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POPULARISING mean?
Popularising 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
17
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + P (3) + U (1) + L (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 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 POPULARISING
POPULARISING 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 POPULARISING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- prolapsing15
- apprising14
- purposing14
- polarising13
- apposing13
- lippings13
- pulpings13
- purpling13
- rippling13
- slapping13
- slipping13
- slopping13
- suppling13
- uppiling13
- upsprang13
- upspring13
- pignolias12
- spiraling12
- upraising12
- upsoaring12
- rappinis12
- lapping12
- lipping12
- lopping12
- oppugns12
- palping12
- pipings12
- popguns12
- pulping12
- rapping12
- ripping12
- sapping12
- sipping12
- sopping12
- supping12
- uppings12
- spirulina11
- aspiring11
- graplins11
- ingroups11
- larpings11
- longspur11
- pairings11
- paroling11
- pignolia11
- pignolis11
- praising11
- purlings11
- siruping11
- slurping11
- sparling11
- spoiling11
- springal11
- upalongs11
- uprising11
- parsnip11
- poplars11
- poplins11
- popular11
- priapus11
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