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What does legitimize mean? Is legitimize a Scrabble word?

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Is legitimize a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word legitimize is a Scrabble US word. The word legitimize is worth 22 points in Scrabble:

L1E1G2I1T1I1M3I1Z10E1

Is legitimize a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word legitimize is a Scrabble UK word and has 22 points:

L1E1G2I1T1I1M3I1Z10E1

Is legitimize a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word legitimize is a Words With Friends word. The word legitimize is worth 25 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2E1G3I1T1I1M4I1Z10E1

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10-letter words (1 found)

LEGITIMIZE,

7-letter words (2 found)

ITEMIZE,LEGITIM,

6-letter words (3 found)

ELEGIT,GIMLET,MIELIE,

5-letter words (12 found)

ELEMI,ELITE,GEMEL,GILET,GIMEL,GLEET,GLIME,GLITZ,LEGIT,LIEGE,LIMIT,MILTZ,

4-letter words (33 found)

EMIT,GEEZ,GEIT,GELT,GILT,GITE,GLEE,GLEI,GLIM,GLIT,ITEM,LEET,LEME,LIME,LITE,MEET,MELT,METE,MEZE,MILE,MILT,MITE,MZEE,TEEL,TEEM,TEIL,TELE,TEME,TIGE,TILE,TIME,ZITE,ZITI,

3-letter words (36 found)

EEL,ELM,ELT,EME,GEE,GEL,GEM,GET,GIE,GIT,LEE,LEG,LEI,LET,LEZ,LIE,LIG,LIT,MEE,MEG,MEL,MET,MIG,MIL,MIZ,TEE,TEG,TEL,TIE,TIG,TIL,TIZ,ZEE,ZEL,ZIG,ZIT,

2-letter words (12 found)

EE,EL,EM,ET,GI,IT,LI,ME,MI,TE,TI,ZE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 100 words from legitimize according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of legitimize

legitimize

Alternative forms

  • legitimise

Etymology

legitimate +‎ -ize

Pronunciation

  • (verb) IPA(key): /ləˈdʒɪtɪmaɪz/

Verb

legitimize (third-person singular simple present legitimizes, present participle legitimizing, simple past and past participle legitimized)

  1. (transitive) To make legitimate.

Usage notes

  • Forms of legitimize are about twice as common as forms of the verb legitimate in the US.
  • Forms of legitimate are somewhat more common than the forms of the verbs legitimize and legitimise in the UK combined.

Synonyms

  • legitimate (verb)

Derived terms

  • delegitimize
  • illegitimatize
  • illegitimize

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Source: wiktionary.org