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Civilizes

c 3i 1v 4i 1l 1i 1z 10e 1s 1

About 4 syllables

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

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

What does civilizes 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

Definitions shown for civilize, the base form of civilizes.

Is CIVILIZES 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 CIVILIZES worth?

Scrabble

23 pts
c 3i 1v 4i 1l 1i 1z 10e 1s 1

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

24 pts
c 4i 1v 4i 1l 1i 1z 10e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

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

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

Words from the letters in CIVILIZES

Words that end like CIVILIZES

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

All words ending in -IZES

Civilizes: quick answers

Is CIVILIZES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CIVILIZES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 23 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CIVILIZES worth?
CIVILIZES scores 23 points in Scrabble, 26 in Words With Friends, 24 in Wordfeud and 26 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does civilizes mean?
civilizes is the third-person singular form of civilize, 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 CIVILIZES?
You can make 72 shorter words from CIVILIZES, such as CIVILIZE, VIZIES, SIZEL, CIVILISE. See the full list.