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Civilizing

c 3i 1v 4i 1l 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Rare · present participle of civilize

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

What does civilizing 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 civilizing.

Is CIVILIZING 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 CIVILIZING worth?

Scrabble

25 pts
c 3i 1v 4i 1l 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

30 pts
c 4i 1v 5i 1l 2i 1z 10i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

27 pts
c 4i 1v 4i 1l 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

30 pts
c 3i 1v 6i 1l 2i 1z 10i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in CIVILIZING

Words that end like CIVILIZING

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

All words ending in -IZING

Civilizing: quick answers

Is CIVILIZING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CIVILIZING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 25 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CIVILIZING worth?
CIVILIZING scores 25 points in Scrabble, 30 in Words With Friends, 27 in Wordfeud and 30 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does civilizing mean?
civilizing is the present participle 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 CIVILIZING?
You can make 23 shorter words from CIVILIZING, such as ZINC, ZING, ZIG, INCIVIL. See the full list.