The word sterilize is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • sterilize v. (Transitive) To deprive of the ability to procreate.
  • sterilize v. (Transitive) To make unable to produce; to make unprofitable.
  • sterilize v. (Transitive, biology) To kill, deactivate (denature), or destroy (break apart) all living, viable microorganisms…

23 valid words from 3 definitions

ABILITY ALL APART BIOLOGY BREAK DEACTIVATE DENATURE DEPRIVE DESTROY KILL LIVING MAKE MICROORGANISMS OF OR PROCREATE PRODUCE THE TO TRANSITIVE UNABLE UNPROFITABLE VIABLE

5 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

ER LI ST TE ZE

7 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

ET IRE LI LIRE RE RET RETS

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

STERILISE

4 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

STERILIZED STERILIZER STERILIZES STERILIZERS

3 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

UNSTERILIZED PRESTERILIZED PRESTERILIZES

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

PRESTERILIZE

5 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+D STERILIZED
+F FERTILIZES
+R STERILIZER
+S STERILIZES
+U REUTILIZES

One anagram minus one (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-Z TILERIES

Scrabble scoring

  • 18 points.

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Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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