Definition of scrutinise

"scrutinise" in the verb sense

1. size up, take stock, scrutinize, scrutinise

to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail

"he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror"

2. audit, scrutinize, scrutinise, inspect

examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification

"audit accounts and tax returns"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.


View WordNet® License

scrutinise in Scrabble®

The word scrutinise 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: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters scrutinise:

SCRUTINISE
(117)
SCRUTINISE
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (25 words)

cistern, citrine, cretins, cruises, cuisine, encrust, iciness, incests, incises, inciter, incites, incrust, insects, inserts, insures, irenics, nutsier, rustics, sericin, sinters, suiters, sunrise, uniters, unities, unrests

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word scrutinise

SCRUTINISE
(117)
SCRUTINISE
(117)
SCRUTINISE
(78)
SCRUTINISE
(78)
SCRUTINISE
(52)
SCRUTINISE
(52)
SCRUTINISE
(48)
SCRUTINISE
(48)
SCRUTINISE
(48)
SCRUTINISE
(48)
SCRUTINISE
(48)
SCRUTINISE
(42)
SCRUTINISE
(40)
SCRUTINISE
(39)
SCRUTINISE
(39)
SCRUTINISE
(32)
SCRUTINISE
(32)
SCRUTINISE
(32)
SCRUTINISE
(32)
SCRUTINISE
(32)
SCRUTINISE
(28)
SCRUTINISE
(28)
SCRUTINISE
(28)
SCRUTINISE
(28)
SCRUTINISE
(28)
SCRUTINISE
(28)
SCRUTINISE
(28)
SCRUTINISE
(28)
SCRUTINISE
(26)
SCRUTINISE
(26)
SCRUTINISE
(26)
SCRUTINISE
(26)
SCRUTINISE
(24)
SCRUTINISE
(24)
SCRUTINISE
(22)
SCRUTINISE
(18)
SCRUTINISE
(17)
SCRUTINISE
(17)
SCRUTINISE
(16)
SCRUTINISE
(16)
SCRUTINISE
(15)
SCRUTINISE
(15)
SCRUTINISE
(15)
SCRUTINISE
(15)

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

SCRUTINISE
(117)
SCRUTINISE
(117)
ICINESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
INSECTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
INCITES
(86 = 36 + 50)
ICINESS
(86 = 36 + 50)
INCITES
(86 = 36 + 50)
INCITER
(86 = 36 + 50)
INCRUST
(86 = 36 + 50)
CRETINS
(86 = 36 + 50)
CRETINS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SERICIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENCRUST
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENCRUST
(86 = 36 + 50)
INSECTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
RUSTICS
(86 = 36 + 50)
IRENICS
(86 = 36 + 50)
INCITER
(86 = 36 + 50)
IRENICS
(86 = 36 + 50)
CUISINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CITRINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CITRINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CUISINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
INCISES
(86 = 36 + 50)
INCISES
(86 = 36 + 50)
INCESTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
INCESTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
CISTERN
(86 = 36 + 50)
CISTERN
(86 = 36 + 50)
RUSTICS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SERICIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
INCRUST
(86 = 36 + 50)
CRUISES
(86 = 36 + 50)
CRUISES
(86 = 36 + 50)
CISTERN
(80 = 30 + 50)
INSECTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCITER
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCITER
(80 = 30 + 50)
CUISINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
RUSTICS
(80 = 30 + 50)
IRENICS
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCITER
(80 = 30 + 50)
RUSTICS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CUISINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CRUISES
(80 = 30 + 50)
INSECTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCESTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CUISINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
IRENICS
(80 = 30 + 50)
IRENICS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CUISINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ENCRUST
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCRUST
(80 = 30 + 50)
ENCRUST
(80 = 30 + 50)
IRENICS
(80 = 30 + 50)
ICINESS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CISTERN
(80 = 30 + 50)
IRENICS
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCESTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CUISINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ENCRUST
(80 = 30 + 50)
ENCRUST
(80 = 30 + 50)
SERICIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
SERICIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
IRENICS
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCITER
(80 = 30 + 50)
CRUISES
(80 = 30 + 50)
CITRINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CRUISES
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCISES
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCISES
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCISES
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCISES
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCISES
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCESTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CRUISES
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCISES
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCISES
(80 = 30 + 50)
SERICIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
CUISINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CUISINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
SERICIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
INSECTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CRUISES
(80 = 30 + 50)
CITRINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCESTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CITRINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CITRINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CITRINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ICINESS
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCESTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCESTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CITRINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CITRINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
IRENICS
(80 = 30 + 50)
IRENICS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CRUISES
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCISES
(80 = 30 + 50)
ENCRUST
(80 = 30 + 50)
ENCRUST
(80 = 30 + 50)
RUSTICS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SERICIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
ICINESS
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCITER
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCITER
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCRUST
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCITES
(80 = 30 + 50)
CRUISES
(80 = 30 + 50)
RUSTICS
(80 = 30 + 50)
ICINESS
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCITES
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCITES
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCRUST
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCITES
(80 = 30 + 50)
ICINESS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CISTERN
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCITES
(80 = 30 + 50)
RUSTICS
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCRUST
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCITES
(80 = 30 + 50)
INSECTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CISTERN
(80 = 30 + 50)
RUSTICS
(80 = 30 + 50)
INSECTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCITES
(80 = 30 + 50)
ICINESS
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCITES
(80 = 30 + 50)
RUSTICS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CISTERN
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCRUST
(80 = 30 + 50)
INSECTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCITER
(80 = 30 + 50)
CRETINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
ENCRUST
(80 = 30 + 50)
CRETINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SERICIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
INSECTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCRUST
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCESTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCRUST
(80 = 30 + 50)
CRETINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCRUST
(80 = 30 + 50)
SERICIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
CRETINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CRETINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
RUSTICS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CRETINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
INSECTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCITER
(80 = 30 + 50)
ENCRUST
(80 = 30 + 50)
CISTERN
(80 = 30 + 50)
CISTERN
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCESTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
ICINESS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CRETINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
ICINESS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SERICIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
SCRUTINISE
(78)
UNITERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
SINTERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
UNITIES
(78 = 28 + 50)
SUNRISE
(78 = 28 + 50)
NUTSIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
SUITERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
SCRUTINISE
(78)
UNRESTS
(78 = 28 + 50)
INSURES
(78 = 28 + 50)
INSERTS
(78 = 28 + 50)
INCESTS
(77 = 27 + 50)
CISTERN
(77 = 27 + 50)
INCRUST
(77 = 27 + 50)
INCISES
(77 = 27 + 50)
IRENICS
(77 = 27 + 50)
INSECTS
(77 = 27 + 50)
INCITES
(77 = 27 + 50)
ICINESS
(77 = 27 + 50)
RUSTICS
(77 = 27 + 50)
CRETINS
(77 = 27 + 50)
ENCRUST
(77 = 27 + 50)
SERICIN
(77 = 27 + 50)
CUISINE
(77 = 27 + 50)
INCITER
(77 = 27 + 50)
CRUISES
(77 = 27 + 50)
CITRINE
(77 = 27 + 50)
ENCRUST
(76 = 26 + 50)
INCISES
(76 = 26 + 50)
CRETINS
(76 = 26 + 50)
CITRINE
(76 = 26 + 50)
INCRUST
(76 = 26 + 50)
INCITER
(76 = 26 + 50)
CUISINE
(76 = 26 + 50)
CISTERN
(76 = 26 + 50)
INCESTS
(76 = 26 + 50)
INCITES
(76 = 26 + 50)
SERICIN
(76 = 26 + 50)
CRUISES
(76 = 26 + 50)
INSECTS
(76 = 26 + 50)
UNITERS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SUITERS
(74 = 24 + 50)
INSERTS
(74 = 24 + 50)

scrutinise in Words With Friends™

The word scrutinise 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: 15

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

SCRUTINISE
(189)
SCRUTINISE
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (25 words)

cistern, citrine, cretins, cruises, cuisine, encrust, iciness, incests, incises, inciter, incites, incrust, insects, inserts, insures, irenics, nutsier, rustics, sericin, sinters, suiters, sunrise, uniters, unities, unrests

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word scrutinise

SCRUTINISE
(189)
SCRUTINISE
(189)
SCRUTINISE
(114)
SCRUTINISE
(114)
SCRUTINISE
(81)
SCRUTINISE
(76)
SCRUTINISE
(64)
SCRUTINISE
(64)
SCRUTINISE
(64)
SCRUTINISE
(64)
SCRUTINISE
(64)
SCRUTINISE
(63)
SCRUTINISE
(60)
SCRUTINISE
(60)
SCRUTINISE
(57)
SCRUTINISE
(57)
SCRUTINISE
(50)
SCRUTINISE
(50)
SCRUTINISE
(38)
SCRUTINISE
(38)
SCRUTINISE
(38)
SCRUTINISE
(38)
SCRUTINISE
(34)
SCRUTINISE
(34)
SCRUTINISE
(30)
SCRUTINISE
(30)
SCRUTINISE
(30)
SCRUTINISE
(30)
SCRUTINISE
(22)
SCRUTINISE
(21)
SCRUTINISE
(21)
SCRUTINISE
(21)
SCRUTINISE
(20)
SCRUTINISE
(20)
SCRUTINISE
(19)
SCRUTINISE
(19)
SCRUTINISE
(19)
SCRUTINISE
(19)
SCRUTINISE
(19)
SCRUTINISE
(18)
SCRUTINISE
(18)
SCRUTINISE
(18)
SCRUTINISE
(18)
SCRUTINISE
(18)
SCRUTINISE
(17)
SCRUTINISE
(17)

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

SCRUTINISE
(189)
SCRUTINISE
(189)
SCRUTINISE
(114)
SCRUTINISE
(114)
CRUISES
(104 = 69 + 35)
IRENICS
(104 = 69 + 35)
ICINESS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SERICIN
(104 = 69 + 35)
CUISINE
(101 = 66 + 35)
INCRUST
(101 = 66 + 35)
ENCRUST
(101 = 66 + 35)
INCITER
(98 = 63 + 35)
CRETINS
(98 = 63 + 35)
INSECTS
(98 = 63 + 35)
INCESTS
(98 = 63 + 35)
INCITES
(98 = 63 + 35)
CISTERN
(98 = 63 + 35)
CITRINE
(98 = 63 + 35)
RUSTICS
(98 = 63 + 35)
INCISES
(98 = 63 + 35)
CUISINE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CRETINS
(92 = 57 + 35)
CITRINE
(92 = 57 + 35)
IRENICS
(92 = 57 + 35)
ICINESS
(92 = 57 + 35)
CISTERN
(92 = 57 + 35)
CRUISES
(92 = 57 + 35)
RUSTICS
(92 = 57 + 35)
ENCRUST
(89 = 54 + 35)
INCRUST
(89 = 54 + 35)
INCRUST
(89 = 54 + 35)
ENCRUST
(89 = 54 + 35)
CUISINE
(89 = 54 + 35)
CUISINE
(89 = 54 + 35)
INSURES
(86 = 51 + 35)
ICINESS
(86 = 51 + 35)
INCITES
(86 = 51 + 35)
INSECTS
(86 = 51 + 35)
CITRINE
(86 = 51 + 35)
CISTERN
(86 = 51 + 35)
INCISES
(86 = 51 + 35)
INCESTS
(86 = 51 + 35)
CRETINS
(86 = 51 + 35)
INCITER
(86 = 51 + 35)
RUSTICS
(86 = 51 + 35)
IRENICS
(86 = 51 + 35)
ENCRUST
(83 = 48 + 35)
ENCRUST
(83 = 48 + 35)
CUISINE
(83 = 48 + 35)
CUISINE
(83 = 48 + 35)
ENCRUST
(83 = 48 + 35)
ENCRUST
(83 = 48 + 35)
CUISINE
(83 = 48 + 35)
ENCRUST
(83 = 48 + 35)
CUISINE
(83 = 48 + 35)
CUISINE
(83 = 48 + 35)
CUISINE
(83 = 48 + 35)
INCRUST
(83 = 48 + 35)
INCRUST
(83 = 48 + 35)
INCRUST
(83 = 48 + 35)
INCRUST
(83 = 48 + 35)
INCRUST
(83 = 48 + 35)
SCRUTINISE
(81)
UNITIES
(80 = 45 + 35)
UNRESTS
(80 = 45 + 35)
INCISES
(80 = 45 + 35)
INCESTS
(80 = 45 + 35)
IRENICS
(80 = 45 + 35)
CISTERN
(80 = 45 + 35)
CITRINE
(80 = 45 + 35)
CITRINE
(80 = 45 + 35)
CRETINS
(80 = 45 + 35)
CRUISES
(80 = 45 + 35)
CRETINS
(80 = 45 + 35)
INCITER
(80 = 45 + 35)
INCISES
(80 = 45 + 35)
SERICIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
UNITIES
(80 = 45 + 35)
INCISES
(80 = 45 + 35)
INSURES
(80 = 45 + 35)
SUNRISE
(80 = 45 + 35)
SERICIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
CRUISES
(80 = 45 + 35)
RUSTICS
(80 = 45 + 35)
NUTSIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
INCITER
(80 = 45 + 35)
INCITES
(80 = 45 + 35)
INCITER
(80 = 45 + 35)
RUSTICS
(80 = 45 + 35)
CRUISES
(80 = 45 + 35)
UNITERS
(80 = 45 + 35)
CITRINE
(80 = 45 + 35)
RUSTICS
(80 = 45 + 35)
IRENICS
(80 = 45 + 35)
IRENICS
(80 = 45 + 35)
INCITES
(80 = 45 + 35)
SERICIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
ICINESS
(80 = 45 + 35)
INSECTS
(80 = 45 + 35)
UNITERS
(80 = 45 + 35)
INSECTS
(80 = 45 + 35)
CISTERN
(80 = 45 + 35)
ICINESS
(80 = 45 + 35)
SERICIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
CRETINS
(80 = 45 + 35)
ICINESS
(80 = 45 + 35)
ICINESS
(80 = 45 + 35)
INCITES
(80 = 45 + 35)
IRENICS
(80 = 45 + 35)
INCESTS
(80 = 45 + 35)
CISTERN
(80 = 45 + 35)
SUNRISE
(80 = 45 + 35)
UNRESTS
(80 = 45 + 35)
INSECTS
(80 = 45 + 35)
INCESTS
(80 = 45 + 35)
NUTSIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
CISTERN
(79 = 44 + 35)
INCISES
(79 = 44 + 35)
INSECTS
(79 = 44 + 35)
RUSTICS
(79 = 44 + 35)
CISTERN
(79 = 44 + 35)
CRETINS
(79 = 44 + 35)
IRENICS
(79 = 44 + 35)
CRETINS
(79 = 44 + 35)
CRUISES
(79 = 44 + 35)
IRENICS
(79 = 44 + 35)
CISTERN
(79 = 44 + 35)
INSECTS
(79 = 44 + 35)
RUSTICS
(79 = 44 + 35)
INCISES
(79 = 44 + 35)
INCESTS
(79 = 44 + 35)
INCESTS
(79 = 44 + 35)
IRENICS
(79 = 44 + 35)
INCESTS
(79 = 44 + 35)
CRETINS
(79 = 44 + 35)
INCISES
(79 = 44 + 35)
INCITER
(79 = 44 + 35)
CITRINE
(79 = 44 + 35)
RUSTICS
(79 = 44 + 35)
ICINESS
(79 = 44 + 35)
SERICIN
(79 = 44 + 35)
INCITES
(79 = 44 + 35)
CITRINE
(79 = 44 + 35)
ICINESS
(79 = 44 + 35)
CRUISES
(79 = 44 + 35)
CITRINE
(79 = 44 + 35)
ICINESS
(79 = 44 + 35)
SERICIN
(79 = 44 + 35)
INSECTS
(79 = 44 + 35)
INCITER
(79 = 44 + 35)
CRUISES
(79 = 44 + 35)
SERICIN
(79 = 44 + 35)
INCITES
(79 = 44 + 35)
INCITES
(79 = 44 + 35)
INCITER
(79 = 44 + 35)
CUISINE
(77 = 42 + 35)
CUISINE
(77 = 42 + 35)
ENCRUST
(77 = 42 + 35)
SINTERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
INCRUST
(77 = 42 + 35)
INCRUST
(77 = 42 + 35)
INCRUST
(77 = 42 + 35)
INCRUST
(77 = 42 + 35)
INSERTS
(77 = 42 + 35)
CUISINE
(77 = 42 + 35)
SUITERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
ENCRUST
(77 = 42 + 35)
ENCRUST
(77 = 42 + 35)
ENCRUST
(77 = 42 + 35)
INCRUST
(77 = 42 + 35)
ENCRUST
(77 = 42 + 35)
SCRUTINISE
(76)
CUISINE
(75 = 40 + 35)
ENCRUST
(75 = 40 + 35)
INCRUST
(75 = 40 + 35)
CRETINS
(74 = 39 + 35)
SUNRISE
(74 = 39 + 35)
INCITES
(74 = 39 + 35)
INSECTS
(74 = 39 + 35)
INCITES
(74 = 39 + 35)
CISTERN
(74 = 39 + 35)
IRENICS
(74 = 39 + 35)
SERICIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
INSECTS
(74 = 39 + 35)
CRETINS
(74 = 39 + 35)
INSECTS
(74 = 39 + 35)
CRETINS
(74 = 39 + 35)
INSECTS
(74 = 39 + 35)
CISTERN
(74 = 39 + 35)
CISTERN
(74 = 39 + 35)
INSECTS
(74 = 39 + 35)
SERICIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
SERICIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
INCITER
(74 = 39 + 35)
UNITERS
(74 = 39 + 35)
INSURES
(74 = 39 + 35)
INCITES
(74 = 39 + 35)
INSURES
(74 = 39 + 35)
INCITER
(74 = 39 + 35)
SERICIN
(74 = 39 + 35)

Words within the letters of scrutinise

2 letter words in scrutinise (8 words)

9 letter words in scrutinise (2 words)

10 letter words in scrutinise (Anagrams) (3 words)

Words containing the sequence scrutinise

Words that start with scrutinise (5 words)

Words with scrutinise in them (3 words)

Words that end with scrutinise (2 words)

Word Growth involving scrutinise

Shorter words in scrutinise

is

rut

in tin

Longer words containing scrutinise

rescrutinise rescrutinised

rescrutinise rescrutinises

scrutinised rescrutinised

scrutiniser scrutinisers

scrutinises rescrutinises