Is STERILIZATIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STERILIZATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STERILIZATIONS mean?
Sterilizations is a form of STERILIZATION.
- 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
23
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
14
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) + S (1) = 23 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 STERILIZATIONS
STERILIZATIONS 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 STERILIZATIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sterilization22
- sanitizers19
- totalizers19
- latinizes18
- lionizers18
- notarizes18
- ritziness18
- salinizes18
- sanitizer18
- sanitizes18
- satirizes18
- solarizes18
- totalizer18
- totalizes18
- triazines18
- triazoles18
- tristezas18
- azotises17
- ionizers17
- ironizes17
- latinize17
- laziness17
- lionizer17
- lionizes17
- notarize17
- ritziest17
- salinize17
- sanitize17
- satirize17
- solarize17
- totalize17
- triazine17
- triazins17
- triazole17
- tristeza17
- tzarists17
- zoisites17
- azotise16
- ionizer16
- ionizes16
- ironize16
- laziest16
- lionize16
- seizins16
- seizors16
- sizeist16
- siziest16
- sleazos16
- sozines16
- triazin16
- tzarist16
- zaniest16
- zealots16
- zeatins16
- zloties16
- zoisite16
- zosters16
- assize15
- azines15
- azlons15
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