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Is privatize a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word privatize is a Scrabble US word. The word privatize is worth 23 points in Scrabble:

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Is privatize a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word privatize is a Scrabble UK word and has 23 points:

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Is privatize a Words With Friends word?

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

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9-letter words (1 found)

PRIVATIZE,

8-letter words (2 found)

TRAPEZII,VIZIRATE,

7-letter words (1 found)

PRIVATE,

6-letter words (10 found)

PATZER,PERITI,PIRATE,PITIER,PRATIE,PRIVET,PTERIA,TAIVER,TRIVIA,VIZIER,

5-letter words (38 found)

AIVER,APERT,APTER,ATRIP,AVERT,AVIZE,IRATE,PAIRE,PAREV,PARTI,PARVE,PATER,PAVER,PEART,PERAI,PETAR,PETRI,PIERT,PIETA,PIRAI,PRATE,PRIZE,RETIA,RIVET,TAPER,TAPIR,TAVER,TERAI,TRAPE,TRAVE,TRIPE,VAIRE,VAPER,VEZIR,VIPER,VITAE,VIZIR,ZAIRE,

4-letter words (65 found)

AIRT,APER,ARET,ARTI,AVER,IZAR,PAIR,PARE,PART,PATE,PAVE,PEAR,PEAT,PERI,PERT,PERV,PIER,PIET,PITA,PIZE,PRAT,PREZ,RAIT,RAPE,RAPT,RATE,RAVE,RAZE,REAP,RIPE,RIPT,RITE,RITZ,RIVA,RIVE,RIZA,TAPE,TARE,TARP,TEAR,TEPA,TIAR,TIER,TIPI,TIRE,TRAP,TREZ,TRIE,TRIP,TZAR,VAIR,VAPE,VARE,VERA,VERT,VIAE,VIER,VIRE,VITA,VITE,ZARI,ZATI,ZETA,ZITE,ZITI,

3-letter words (58 found)

AIR,AIT,APE,APT,ARE,ART,ATE,AVE,EAR,EAT,ERA,ETA,IRE,ITA,PAR,PAT,PAV,PEA,PER,PET,PIA,PIE,PIR,PIT,PRE,RAI,RAP,RAT,RAV,REI,REP,RET,REV,REZ,RIA,RIP,RIT,RIZ,TAE,TAI,TAP,TAR,TAV,TEA,TIE,TIP,TIZ,VAE,VAR,VAT,VET,VIA,VIE,ZAP,ZEA,ZEP,ZIP,ZIT,

2-letter words (17 found)

AE,AI,AR,AT,EA,ER,ET,IT,PA,PE,PI,RE,TA,TE,TI,ZA,ZE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 193 words from privatize according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of privatize

privatize

Alternative forms

  • privatise (non-Oxford British English, Commonwealth)

Etymology

private +‎ -ize

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɹaɪvətaɪz/
  • Hyphenation: pri‧va‧tize

Verb

privatize (third-person singular simple present privatizes, present participle privatizing, simple past and past participle privatized) (American spelling, Oxford British English)

  1. (economics) To release government control (of a business or industry) to private industry.
  2. (computing, transitive) To render (a variable, etc.) private in scope.
  3. (transitive, uncommon) To render a thought or an idea, private in scope.

Synonyms

  • denationalize

Antonyms

  • deprivatize
  • nationalize

Derived terms

  • privatization
  • privatizer
  • self-privatize

Translations

Further reading

  • “privatize”, in Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

Galician

Verb

privatize

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of privatizar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

privatize

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

Source: wiktionary.org