Is VIRILIZES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VIRILIZES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VIRILIZES mean?
Virilizes is a form of VIRILIZE.
- verb
produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
“the drugs masculinized the teenage girl”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
V (4) + I (1) + R (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + Z (10) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 VIRILIZES
VIRILIZES 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 VIRILIZES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- virilize20
- viziers19
- vizier18
- vizirs18
- vizir17
- sizier15
- sizer14
- size13
- rez12
- sez12
- virilise11
- liviers10
- rilievi10
- ervils9
- livers9
- livier9
- livres9
- silver9
- sliver9
- virile9
- ervil8
- evils8
- ivies8
- levis8
- liver8
- lives8
- livre8
- rives8
- siver8
- veils8
- viers8
- viler8
- vires8
- virls8
- vleis8
- evil7
- levs7
- live7
- revs7
- rive7
- veil7
- vier7
- vies7
- vile7
- virl7
- vise7
- vlei7
- lev6
- rev6
- sev6
- vie6
- vis6
- liers5
- riels5
- riles5
- slier5
- ires4
- iris4
- isle4
- leis4
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