Is URBANISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, URBANISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does URBANISES mean?
Urbanises is a form of URBANISE.
- 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
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
U (1) + R (1) + B (3) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 URBANISES
URBANISES 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 URBANISES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- airbuses10
- suberins10
- urbanise10
- abusers9
- braises9
- brassie9
- bruises9
- burnies9
- rubasse9
- sabines9
- suberin9
- surbase9
- unbears9
- anuresis8
- senarius8
- abuser8
- abuses8
- airbus8
- bairns8
- basins8
- basser8
- biases8
- biners8
- birses8
- brains8
- braise8
- brines8
- brises8
- bruins8
- bruise8
- burans8
- buries8
- burins8
- burnie8
- bursae8
- bursas8
- burses8
- busier8
- busies8
- nubias8
- rabies8
- rubies8
- sabers8
- sabine8
- sabins8
- sabirs8
- sabres8
- subers8
- subsea8
- unbars8
- unbear8
- urbane8
- urbias8
- arsines7
- insures7
- sarnies7
- sauries7
- sunrise7
- abris7
- abuse7
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