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Civilize

c 3i 1v 4i 1l 1i 1z 10e 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 civilize mean?

verb

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

    “Cultivate your musical taste”

    Synonymseducateschooltraincultivatecivilise

  2. raise from a barbaric to a civilized state

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

    Synonymscivilise

Is CIVILIZE 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 CIVILIZE worth?

Scrabble

22 pts
c 3i 1v 4i 1l 1i 1z 10e 1

Words With Friends

25 pts
c 4i 1v 5i 1l 2i 1z 10e 1

Wordfeud

23 pts
c 4i 1v 4i 1l 1i 1z 10e 1

NYT Crossplay

25 pts
c 3i 1v 6i 1l 2i 1z 10e 1

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

Words from the letters in CIVILIZE

Hooks for CIVILIZE

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

civilizedcivilizercivilizes

Civilize: quick answers

Is CIVILIZE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CIVILIZE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 22 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CIVILIZE worth?
CIVILIZE scores 22 points in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends, 23 in Wordfeud and 25 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does civilize mean?
As a verb, civilize 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 CIVILIZE?
You can make 23 shorter words from CIVILIZE, such as LEZ, ZEL, CIVIE, CIVIL. See the full list.