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SCRUTINISE

10 letters, 12 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What SCRUTINISE Means

  1. verb: to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail“he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror”
  2. verb: examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification“audit accounts and tax returns”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SCRUTINISE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 C3 R1 U1 T1 I1 N1 I1 S1 E1.

Anagrams of SCRUTINISE (2)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In SCRUTINISE

587 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (7)

8 letter words (26)

7 letter words (53)

6 letter words (123)

5 letter words (160)

4 letter words (134)

3 letter words (66)

2 letter words (18)

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