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Definition of characterize

"characterize" in the verb sense

1. qualify, characterize, characterise

describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of

"You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"

"This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"

2. characterize, characterise

be characteristic of

"What characterizes a Venetian painting?"

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Quotations for characterize

Noble blood is an accident of fortune; noble actions characterize the great. [ Goldoni ]

Fretfulness of temper will generally characterize those who are negligent of order. [ Blair ]

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characterize in Scrabble®

The word characterize is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 28

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters characterize:

CHARACTERIZE

(288)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (33 words)

accrete, acerate, archaic, atheize, catarrh, catcher, caterer, charier, charter, cheater, crazier, earache, erratic, etheric, hectare, heretic, hetaera, racecar, ratrace, reacher, recache, recatch, rechart, recheat, reciter, recrate, reteach, retrace, teacher, tearier, terrace, trachea, triarch

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word characterize

CHARACTERIZE

(288)

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In characterize

CHARACTERIZE

(288)

CHARACTERIZE

(270)

CHARACTERIZE

(192)

CHARACTERIZE

(180)

ATHEIZE

(137 = 87 + 50)

CRAZIER

(134 = 84 + 50)

CRAZIER

(134 = 84 + 50)

CHARACTERIZE

(128)

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(128)

ATHEIZE

(128 = 78 + 50)

ATHEIZE

(126 = 76 + 50)

CHARACTERIZE

(124)

CRAZIER

(122 = 72 + 50)

CHARACTERIZE

(120)

CHARACTERIZE

(120)

ATHEIZE

(119 = 69 + 50)

CHARACTERIZE

(117)

CHARACTERIZE

(116)

CRAZIER

(113 = 63 + 50)

CHARACTERIZE

(112)

CHARACTERIZE

(112)

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(112)

CHARACTERIZE

(112)

ATHEIZE

(110 = 60 + 50)

ATHEIZE

(110 = 60 + 50)

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CATCHER

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CHARACTERIZE

(99)

RETEACH

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TRACHEA

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characterize in Words With Friends™

The word characterize is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 29

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters characterize:

CHARACTERIZE

(351)

CHARACTERIZE

(351)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (33 words)

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word characterize

CHARACTERIZE

(351)

CHARACTERIZE

(351)

CHARACTERIZE

(297)

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(297)

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(234)

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(172)

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(132)

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(120)

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(120)

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(116)

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(116)

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(116)

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(116)

CHARACTERIZE

(102)

CHARACTERIZE

(78)

CHARACTERIZE

(74)

CHARACTERIZE

(66)

CHARACTERIZE

(66)

CHARACTERIZE

(66)

CHARACTERIZE

(48)

CHARACTERIZE

(45)

CHARACTERIZE

(43)

CHARACTERIZE

(43)

CHARACTERIZE

(38)

CHARACTERIZE

(35)

CHARACTERIZE

(35)

CHARACTERIZE

(35)

CHARACTERIZE

(32)

CHARACTERIZE

(32)

CHARACTERIZE

(31)

CHARACTERIZE

(31)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In characterize

CHARACTERIZE

(351)

CHARACTERIZE

(351)

CHARACTERIZE

(297)

CHARACTERIZE

(297)

CHARACTERIZE

(234)

CHARACTERIZE

(198)

CHARACTERIZE

(172)

CRAZIER

(158 = 123 + 35)

CRAZIER

(158 = 123 + 35)

ATHEIZE

(155 = 120 + 35)

CRAZIER

(152 = 117 + 35)

CRAZIER

(152 = 117 + 35)

ATHEIZE

(149 = 114 + 35)

CHARACTERIZE

(132)

HAZIER

(129)

CRAZIER

(122 = 87 + 35)

CHARACTERIZE

(120)

CHARACTERIZE

(120)

ZITHER

(117)

CHARACTERIZE

(116)

CHARACTERIZE

(116)

CRAZIER

(116 = 81 + 35)

CHARACTERIZE

(116)

CHARACTERIZE

(116)

ATHEIZE

(113 = 78 + 35)

HECTARE

(113 = 78 + 35)

ATHEIZE

(111 = 76 + 35)

ZITHER

(111)

CRAZIER

(111 = 76 + 35)

CRAZE

(111)

CRAZIER

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CRAZIER

(111 = 76 + 35)

HAZIER

(111)

RECACHE

(110 = 75 + 35)

ARCHAIC

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ARCHAIC

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RECATCH

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HERTZ

(108)

ATHEIZE

(107 = 72 + 35)

ATHEIZE

(107 = 72 + 35)

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(107 = 72 + 35)

RACECAR

(104 = 69 + 35)

CATCHER

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ACCRETE

(104 = 69 + 35)

TEAZE

(102)

CHARACTERIZE

(102)

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(101 = 66 + 35)

REACHER

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RECHEAT

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CHEATER

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ZETA

(99)

ZATI

(99)

CRAZIER

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ACCRETE

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CRAZIER

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ARCHAIC

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ERRATIC

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RECITER

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CHARIER

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ATHEIZE

(95 = 60 + 35)

RECACHE

(92 = 57 + 35)

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ATHEIZE

(91 = 56 + 35)

CACHET

(90)

CACHER

(90)

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ERRATIC

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CATARRH

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RATRACE

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HECTIC

(84)

RECHART

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Words within the letters of characterize

2 letter words in characterize (13 words)

aa ah ai ar at eh ha he hi it re ta za

3 letter words in characterize (34 words)

aah ace act aha air arc are art ate car cat cee chi ear eat era err eta hat her het hic hit ice ire rat tar tea tee the tic tie zee zit

4 letter words in characterize (45 words)

ache acre arch area aria care cart ceca cere char chat chic cite czar each etch hair hare hate haze hear heat heir here hire icer itch race rare rate raze rear rice rich rite tare tear tech thee tier tire tree tzar zati zeta

5 letter words in characterize (56 words)

6 letter words in characterize (44 words)

7 letter words in characterize (33 words)

8 letter words in characterize (12 words)

acierate aetheric archaize atheizer catchier chertier earthier haircare heartier reachier tracheae treacher

9 letter words in characterize (5 words)

acritarch archaizer catechize catharize character

10 letter words in characterize (1 word)

catechizer

12 letter words in characterize (1 word)

characterize

characterize + 1 blank (3 words)

characterized characterizer characterizes

characterize + 2 blanks (2 words)

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Words containing the sequence characterize

Words that start with characterize (5 words)

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Words with characterize in them (8 words)

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Words that end with characterize (3 words)

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Word Growth involving characterize

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