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Is laicize a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word laicize is a Scrabble US word. The word laicize is worth 18 points in Scrabble:

L1A1I1C3I1Z10E1

Is laicize a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word laicize is a Scrabble UK word and has 18 points:

L1A1I1C3I1Z10E1

Is laicize a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word laicize is a Words With Friends word. The word laicize is worth 20 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2A1I1C4I1Z10E1

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7-letter words (1 found)

LAICIZE,

5-letter words (5 found)

AIZLE,CEILI,CILIA,ILEAC,ILIAC,

4-letter words (11 found)

ALEC,CEIL,CIEL,ILEA,ILIA,LACE,LAIC,LAZE,LICE,ZEAL,ZILA,

3-letter words (14 found)

ACE,AIL,ALE,CAL,CAZ,CEL,ICE,LAC,LEA,LEI,LEZ,LIE,ZEA,ZEL,

2-letter words (9 found)

AE,AI,AL,EA,EL,LA,LI,ZA,ZE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 41 words from laicize according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of laicize

laicize

Etymology

From laic (“layperson”) +‎ -ize (verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleɪ.ɪ.saɪz/, /ˈleɪsʌɪz/

Verb

laicize (third-person singular simple present laicizes, present participle laicizing, simple past and past participle laicized)

  1. (transitive) To convert from church-controlled to independent of the church; to secularize.
    They will laicise each of the schools in the district.
  2. (transitive) To reduce from clergy to layman.
    Due to his controversial views the Vatican decided to laicise the priest.
  3. (intransitive) To convert to lay status.
    The soup kitchen laicised, it moved out of the church and registered as an independent non-profit.

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Translations

Portuguese

Verb

laicize

  1. inflection of laicizar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org