Definition of specializes

"specializes" in the verb sense

1. specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down

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

"She specializes in Near Eastern history"

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

devote oneself to a special area of work

"She specializes in honey bees"

"This baker specializes in French bread"

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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specializes in Scrabble®

The word specializes 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: 24

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters specializes:

SPECIALIZES
(243)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (19 words)

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

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word specializes

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

SPECIALIZES
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specializes in Words With Friends™

The word specializes 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: 27

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

SPECIALIZES
(333)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (19 words)

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

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word specializes

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

SPECIALIZES
(333)
SPECIALIZES
(297)
SPECIALIZES
(279)
SPECIALIZES
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ZIPLESS
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Words within the letters of specializes

2 letter words in specializes (9 words)

8 letter words in specializes (8 words)

10 letter words in specializes (2 words)

11 letter words in specializes (1 word)

specializes + 1 blank (1 word)

specializes + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence specializes

Words that start with specializes (1 word)

Words with specializes in them (1 word)

Word Growth involving specializes

Shorter words in specializes

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Longer words containing specializes

overspecializes

prespecializes

subspecializes

superspecializes