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CAUTERIZE

9 letters, 20 points in Scrabble, 5 vowels

What CAUTERIZE Means

  1. verb: burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent“The surgeon cauterized the wart”
  2. verb: make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

CAUTERIZE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 20 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 A1 U1 T1 E1 R1 I1 Z10 E1.

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