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Sterilizes

s 1t 1e 1r 1i 1l 1i 1z 10e 1s 1

About 4 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Rare · third-person singular form of sterilize

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

What does sterilizes mean?

verb

  1. make free from bacteria

    Synonymssterilise

  2. make infertile

    “in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized”

    Synonymssterilisedesexunsexdesexualizedesexualise

Definitions shown for sterilize, the base form of sterilizes.

Is STERILIZES 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 STERILIZES worth?

Scrabble

19 pts
s 1t 1e 1r 1i 1l 1i 1z 10e 1s 1

Words With Friends

20 pts
s 1t 1e 1r 1i 1l 2i 1z 10e 1s 1

Wordfeud

19 pts
s 1t 1e 1r 1i 1l 1i 1z 10e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

20 pts
s 1t 1e 1r 1i 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 STERILIZES

Words that end like STERILIZES

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.

sizesprizescapsizes
All words ending in -IZES

Sterilizes: quick answers

Is STERILIZES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. STERILIZES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 19 points before board bonuses.
How many points is STERILIZES worth?
STERILIZES scores 19 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 20 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does sterilizes mean?
sterilizes is the third-person singular form of sterilize, which means “make free from bacteria”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in STERILIZES?
You can make 314 shorter words from STERILIZES, such as STERILIZE, SELTZERS, RESIZES, SEIZERS. See the full list.