Is URBANISE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, URBANISE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does URBANISE mean?
- verb
impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon
“Birds are being urbanized by people in outdoor cafes feeding them”
- verb
make more industrial or city-like
“The area was urbanized after many people moved in”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
U (1) + R (1) + B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) = 10 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 URBANISE
Single letters that turn URBANISE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Words you can make from URBANISE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- burnies9
- suberin9
- unbears9
- abuser8
- airbus8
- bairns8
- biners8
- brains8
- braise8
- brines8
- bruins8
- bruise8
- burans8
- buries8
- burins8
- burnie8
- bursae8
- busier8
- nubias8
- rabies8
- rubies8
- sabine8
- unbars8
- unbear8
- urbane8
- urbias8
- abris7
- abuse7
- bairn7
- banes7
- bares7
- barns7
- baser7
- basin7
- beans7
- bears7
- beaus7
- biers7
- biner7
- bines7
- birse7
- braes7
- brain7
- brans7
- brens7
- bries7
- brine7
- brins7
- bruin7
- bunas7
- buran7
- buras7
- burin7
- burns7
- bursa7
- burse7
- nabes7
- nabis7
- nubia7
- rabis7
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