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Is PRIVATIZES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, PRIVATIZES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does PRIVATIZES mean?

Privatizes is a form of PRIVATIZE.

  1. verb

    change from governmental to private control or ownership

    “The oil industry was privatized”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

24

Scrabble

26

Words With Friends

10

Letters

P (3) + R (1) + I (1) + V (4) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + Z (10) + E (1) + S (1) = 24 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 PRIVATIZES

PRIVATIZES 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 PRIVATIZES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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