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Civilises

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

About 4 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Rare · third-person singular form of civilise

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

What does civilises 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

Definitions shown for civilise, the base form of civilises.

Is CIVILISES 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 CIVILISES worth?

Scrabble

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

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

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

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

Words from the letters in CIVILISES

Words that end like CIVILISES

Common words that share the ending -ISES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

advertisesexercisessupervisesparadisestelevisesimprovisescircumcisescompromisesenterprisesmerchandisessurprisespromisesadvisesarisescomprisespremisesdevisesrevisesriseschastisestreatisestrellisesdespisesfranchises
All words ending in -ISES

Civilises: quick answers

Is CIVILISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CIVILISES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CIVILISES worth?
CIVILISES scores 14 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does civilises mean?
civilises is the third-person singular form of civilise, which 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 CIVILISES?
You can make 84 shorter words from CIVILISES, such as CIVILISE, SILVICS, CIVIES, CLEVIS. See the full list.