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Initialise

i 1n 1i 1t 1i 1a 1l 1i 1s 1e 1

About 4 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Rare

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

What does initialise mean?

verb

  1. assign an initial value to a computer program

    Synonymsinitialize

  2. divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data

    “Please format this disk before entering data!”

    Synonymsformatinitialize

Is INITIALISE a valid word?

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

How many points is INITIALISE worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
i 1n 1i 1t 1i 1a 1l 1i 1s 1e 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
i 1n 2i 1t 1i 1a 1l 2i 1s 1e 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
i 1n 1i 1t 1i 1a 1l 1i 1s 1e 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
i 1n 1i 1t 1i 1a 1l 2i 1s 1e 1

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

Words from the letters in INITIALISE

Hooks for INITIALISE

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

initialisedinitialises

Initialise: quick answers

Is INITIALISE a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. INITIALISE is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is INITIALISE worth?
INITIALISE scores 10 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does initialise mean?
As a verb, initialise means “assign an initial value to a computer program”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in INITIALISE?
You can make 335 shorter words from INITIALISE, such as ANILITIES, ALIENIST, INITIALS, LATINISE. See the full list.