Is STERILIZATION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STERILIZATION is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STERILIZATION mean?
- noun
the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
- noun
the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
13
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + Z (10) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) = 22 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 STERILIZATION
Single letters that turn STERILIZATION 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 hooks1
Words you can make from STERILIZATION
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- totalizers19
- latinizes18
- lionizers18
- notarizes18
- sanitizer18
- totalizer18
- totalizes18
- triazines18
- triazoles18
- ionizers17
- ironizes17
- latinize17
- lionizer17
- lionizes17
- notarize17
- ritziest17
- salinize17
- sanitize17
- satirize17
- solarize17
- totalize17
- triazine17
- triazins17
- triazole17
- tristeza17
- azotise16
- ionizer16
- ionizes16
- ironize16
- laziest16
- lionize16
- triazin16
- tzarist16
- zaniest16
- zealots16
- zeatins16
- zloties16
- zoisite16
- azines15
- azlons15
- azoles15
- azotes15
- ersatz15
- ionize15
- lazier15
- lazies15
- ritzes15
- seizin15
- seizor15
- sizier15
- sleazo15
- sozine15
- zaires15
- zanier15
- zanies15
- zealot15
- zeatin15
- zonate15
- zoners15
- zorils15
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