Is UTILIZES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, UTILIZES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does UTILIZES mean?
Utilizes is a form of UTILIZE.
- verb
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
“use your head!”
- verb
convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
8
Letters
U (1) + T (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + Z (10) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 UTILIZES
UTILIZES 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 UTILIZES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- utilize16
- lutzes15
- tizes14
- zitis14
- lutz13
- size13
- zest13
- ziti13
- zits13
- sez12
- tiz12
- zit12
- utilise7
- tuiles6
- utiles6
- etuis5
- ileus5
- islet5
- istle5
- lieus5
- lites5
- lutes5
- stile5
- suite5
- tiles5
- tuile5
- tules5
- tulsi5
- utile5
- etui4
- isle4
- leis4
- lest4
- lets4
- lies4
- lieu4
- list4
- lite4
- lits4
- litu4
- lues4
- lust4
- lute4
- silt4
- site4
- slit4
- slue4
- slut4
- suet4
- suit4
- tels4
- ties4
- tile4
- tils4
- tuis4
- tule4
- utes4
- els3
- est3
- its3
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