Is PRIVATISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PRIVATISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PRIVATISES mean?
Privatises is a form of PRIVATISE.
- verb
change from governmental to private control or ownership
“The oil industry was privatized”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + I (1) + V (4) + A (1) + T (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 PRIVATISES
PRIVATISES 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 PRIVATISES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- previsits14
- privatise14
- parvises13
- pavisers13
- previsit13
- privates13
- priviest13
- varsities12
- parvise12
- passive12
- paviser12
- pavises12
- pavisse12
- private12
- privets12
- privies12
- spavies12
- spaviet12
- patissier11
- revisits11
- visiters11
- parvis11
- pavers11
- pavise11
- privet11
- spavie11
- vapers11
- vipers11
- epitasis10
- parities10
- pastries10
- piasters10
- piastres10
- raspiest10
- spiriest10
- traipses10
- raviest10
- revisit10
- starves10
- stevias10
- stivers10
- strives10
- vastier10
- verists10
- veritas10
- visiter10
- parve10
- paver10
- paves10
- pavis10
- pervs10
- spivs10
- vaper10
- vapes10
- viper10
- aspires9
- esprits9
- paresis9
- parises9
- parties9
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