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Is capsize a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word capsize is a Scrabble US word. The word capsize is worth 20 points in Scrabble:

C3A1P3S1I1Z10E1

Is capsize a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word capsize is a Scrabble UK word and has 20 points:

C3A1P3S1I1Z10E1

Is capsize a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word capsize is a Words With Friends word. The word capsize is worth 22 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4A1P4S1I1Z10E1

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7-letter words (2 found)

CAPIZES,CAPSIZE,

6-letter words (2 found)

APICES,SPICAE,

5-letter words (18 found)

ASPIC,ASPIE,CAPES,CAPIZ,EPICS,PACES,PAISE,PICAS,PIZES,SAICE,SCAPE,SCAPI,SEIZA,SEPIA,SEPIC,SPACE,SPICA,SPICE,

4-letter words (39 found)

ACES,AESC,APES,APSE,ASCI,CAPE,CAPI,CAPS,CASE,CEAS,CEPS,EPIC,ICES,PACE,PACS,PAIS,PASE,PEAS,PECS,PIAS,PICA,PICE,PICS,PIES,PISE,PIZE,SAIC,SICE,SIPE,SIZE,SPAE,SPAZ,SPEC,SPIC,SPIE,ZAPS,ZEAS,ZEPS,ZIPS,

3-letter words (37 found)

ACE,AIS,APE,ASP,CAP,CAZ,CEP,CIS,EAS,ICE,PAC,PAS,PEA,PEC,PES,PIA,PIC,PIE,PIS,PSI,SAC,SAE,SAI,SAP,SAZ,SEA,SEC,SEI,SEZ,SIC,SIP,SPA,ZAP,ZAS,ZEA,ZEP,ZIP,

2-letter words (12 found)

AE,AI,AS,EA,ES,IS,PA,PE,PI,SI,ZA,ZE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 111 words from capsize according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of capsize

capsize

Alternative forms

  • capsise (hypercorrect)

Etymology

Attested since 1788. Origin unknown. Possibly related to Spanish chapuzar (“to sink by the head”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kæpˈsaɪz/
  • Rhymes: -aɪz

Verb

capsize (third-person singular simple present capsizes, present participle capsizing, simple past and past participle capsized)

  1. (intransitive, nautical) To overturn.
  2. (transitive, nautical) To cause (a ship) to overturn.
  3. (intransitive, of knots) To deform under stress.

Synonyms

  • keel over
  • turn turtle

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Dutch: kapseizen

Translations

Noun

capsize (plural capsizes)

  1. The act of, or occurrence of capsizing or overturning.

Translations

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “capsize”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Source: wiktionary.org