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Civilise

c 3i 1v 4i 1l 1i 1s 1e 1

About 3 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Rare

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does civilise mean?

verb

  1. teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

    “Cultivate your musical taste”

    Synonymseducateschooltraincultivatecivilize

  2. raise from a barbaric to a civilized state

    “The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized”

    Synonymscivilize

Is CIVILISE a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is CIVILISE worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
c 3i 1v 4i 1l 1i 1s 1e 1

Words With Friends

16 pts
c 4i 1v 5i 1l 2i 1s 1e 1

Wordfeud

14 pts
c 4i 1v 4i 1l 1i 1s 1e 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
c 3i 1v 6i 1l 2i 1s 1e 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CIVILISE

Hooks for CIVILISE

Add one letter to the front or back of CIVILISE to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

civilisedcivilisercivilises

Civilise: quick answers

Is CIVILISE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CIVILISE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CIVILISE worth?
CIVILISE scores 13 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does civilise mean?
As a verb, civilise means “teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CIVILISE?
You can make 63 shorter words from CIVILISE, such as CIVIES, CLEVIS, CIVES, CIVIE. See the full list.