Definition of specialise

"specialise" in the verb sense

1. specialize, specialise

devote oneself to a special area of work

"She specializes in honey bees"

"This baker specializes in French bread"

2. specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise

be specific about

"Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?"

3. specialize, specialise

suit to a special purpose

"specialize one's research"

"this kind of beak has become specialized in certain Galapagos finches"

4. specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down

become more focused on an area of activity or field of study

"She specializes in Near Eastern history"

5. speciate, differentiate, specialize, specialise

evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment

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specialise in Scrabble®

The word specialise 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: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters specialise:

SPECIALISE
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (16 words)

capless, eclipse, elapses, escapes, iceless, icepail, laicise, liaises, lipases, palsies, pieless, pleases, silicas, special, species, splices

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word specialise

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

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specialise in Words With Friends™

The word specialise 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: 17

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters specialise:

SPECIALISE
(243)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (16 words)

capless, eclipse, elapses, escapes, iceless, icepail, laicise, liaises, lipases, palsies, pieless, pleases, silicas, special, species, splices

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word specialise

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

SPECIALISE
(243)
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Words within the letters of specialise

2 letter words in specialise (8 words)

8 letter words in specialise (6 words)

10 letter words in specialise (1 word)

specialise + 2 blanks (4 words)

Words containing the sequence specialise

Words that start with specialise (5 words)

Words that end with specialise (4 words)

Word Growth involving specialise

Shorter words in specialise

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Longer words containing specialise

overspecialise overspecialised

overspecialise overspecialises

specialised nonspecialised

specialised overspecialised

specialised subspecialised

specialised superspecialised

specialised unspecialised

specialiser specialisers

specialises overspecialises

specialises subspecialises

specialises superspecialises

subspecialise subspecialised

subspecialise subspecialises

superspecialise superspecialised

superspecialise superspecialises