Words Ending in -ISE

There are 1,340 words ending in -ise in our dictionary; the longest 500 are listed below, grouped by length. Endings like -ise are common hooks for extending words already on the board. Each word shows its Scrabble tile value.

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15-letter words (22)

apophthegmatise28comprehensivise27contraclockwise28conventionalise20deindustrialise17departmentalise20experimentalise26governmentalise21intellectualise17metropolitanise19mischaracterise24photosynthesise26presbyterianise22professionalise20reconceptualise21recontextualise24reindustrialise16resurrectionise17supernaturalise17totalitarianise15undercapitalise20unprotestantise17

14-letter words (34)

centrifugalise20dechristianise20despiritualise17disenfranchise23disillusionise15hypercriticise26hypersensitise22hysterectomise24monophthongise25oophorectomise23overcapitalise21overcentralise19overgeneralise18overhomogenise23overspecialise21photosensitise19pinealectomise20proletarianise16radiosensitise15respectabilise20respiritualise16sensationalise14sentimentalise16subminiaturise18substantialise16superficialise21territorialise14testimonialise16traditionalise15transparentise16unchristianise19underemphasise22unspiritualise16utilitarianise14

13-letter words (77)

anagrammatise18anticlockwise24antisepticise17apothegmatise21artificialise18bureaucratise17collateralise15commercialise21conceptualise19connaturalise15contextualise22corinthianise18decriminalise18dehydrogenise22dematerialise16demythologise23denationalise14depersonalise16dereligionise15disnaturalise14documentarise18empyreumatise22enhypostatise21epigrammatise20epithelialise18fractionalise18hyperimmunise25hyperpolarise23hyposensitise21immaterialise17impersonalise17individualise18industrialise14irrationalise13mathematicise22melodramatise18metagrabolise18metagrobolise18metaphysicise25monumentalise17nephrectomise22occidentalise18orthogonalise17overadvertise20overdramatise19overemphasise23overfertilise19overglamorise19particularise17pedestrianise16phenomenalise20platitudinise16pronominalise17proverbialise20provincialise20reacclimatise19recrystallise18rehospitalise18rematerialise15remythologise22renationalise13republicanise19resynchronise21resystematise18revolutionise16sacerdotalise16splenectomise19structuralise15subcategorise18subspecialise19substantivise18suggestionise15superhumanise20theatricalise18transistorise13ventriloquise25vernacularise18

12-letter words (104)

adverbialise18aestheticise17anaesthetise15anathematise17apostrophise19attitudinise13characterise19chronologise18collectivise19conscientise16conservatise17containerise14contemporise18contrariwise17copolymerise21corporealise16counterpeise16counterpoise16decapitalise17decentralise15decitizenise24delegitimise16demilitarise15demineralise15demonetarise15denaturalise13denuclearise15depoliticise17depolymerise20depressurise15desulphurise18diphthongise22disauthorise16discourteise15disfranchise21disharmonise18dispauperise17dissocialise15editorialise13embourgeoise17emotionalise14entomologise15essentialise12excursionise21fictionalise17grammaticise19haussmannise17hispaniolise17illiberalise14insolubilise14legitimatise15lithotritise15mercurialise16mineralogise15misemphasise21missionarise14mithridatise18municipalise18overexercise24overidealise16overorganise16parallelwise17parameterise16parchmentise21parenthesise17parochialise19philosophise22phlebotomise21photooxidise25phrenologise18pictorialise16politicalise16porcelainise16porcellanise16postexercise23presterilise14propagandise18psychologise23recapitalise16reflectorise17remilitarise14remineralise14repopularise16repressurise14resynthesise18sectarianise14sectionalise14serpentinise14sinisterwise15somniloquise23spiritualise14subjectivise26sycophantise22symptomatise21technicalise19technologise18thymectomise24tranquillise21trichotomise19ultraprecise16underutilise13universalise15unnaturalise12unsensualise12

11-letter words (196)

accessorise15acclimatise17achromatise18affranchise22alphabetise18anesthetise14anthologise15apotheosise16arterialise11aspheterise16astronomise13biographise19breadthwise20calendarise14canisterise13cannibalise15cataloguise14catheterise16catholicise18chequerwise28circularise15civilianise16colonialise13commoditise18communalise17computerise17conveyorise19corporatise15cosmeticise17criminalise15crystallise16decarbonise16decarburise16decerebrise16decolourise14dedramatise15defeudalise16defibrinise17deformalise17deglamorise15dehypnotise20demagnetise15democratise16demutualise14deoxygenise23depauperise16deracialise14derecognise15desacralise14desensitise12desexualise19desilverise15destabilise14desulfurise15detribalise14diagonalise13dichotomise19diplomatise16disorganise13disthronise15domesticise16emblematise17emulsionise13encarnalise13enfranchise19etherealise14etymologise17euthanatise14eventualise14extemporise22exteriorise18externalise18faineantise14familiarise16foolhardise18formularise16fractionise16fragmentise17galliardise13genealogise13gourmandise15gutturalise12hexametrise23hibernicise18hierarchise19hispanicise18historicise16hollandaise15hospitalise16hydrogenise19hyperbolise21hypostasise19hypostatise19hypothesise22hypothetise22immortalise15imperialise15incentivise16infantilise14interiorise11internalise11isochronise16madonnawise17marginalise14masculinise15materialise13mathematise18memorialise15merchandise19metastasise13metathesise16miniaturise13monologuise14mythologise20naphthalise19nationalise11neopaganise14nitrogenise12northernise14objectivise25orientalise11outorganise12overprecise18overpromise18overutilise14parallelise13parametrise15parfocalise18pathologise17peculiarise15pedanticise16personalise13phagocytise22phenomenise18phonemicise20phoneticise18phosphatise21phosphorise21photoionise16plebeianise15prodigalise15propylitise18proselytise16protocolise15prussianise13rationalise11readvertise15reauthorise14reemphasise18regionalise12rehypnotise19religionise12renormalise13reprivatise16resensitise11resocialise13restabilise13roentgenise12romanticise15saltirewise14sanctuarise13satellitise11schillerise16schismatise18scissorwise16shuttlewise17singularise12skeletonise15sluggardise14soliloquise20southernise14spheroidise17standardise13suboptimise17suburbanise15subvocalise18superpraise15synchronise19systematise16tautologise12taxidermise21telepathise16temporalise15theatricise16theosophise19tranquilise20tropicalise15tuberculise15underpraise14unfeudalise15unmechanise18unvulgarise15vagabondise18vascularise16vasectomise18vichyssoise22

10-letter words (67)

absolutise12adulterise11aerobicise14aerosolise10aggrandise13albumenise14albuminise14alcoholise15alkalinise14allegorise11anabaptise14antagonise11anthemwise18apostatise12apostolise12asepticise14automatise12autotomise12axiomatise19bastardise13bestialise12bipolarise14bituminise14bourgeoise13bowdlerise16bridlewise16burglarise13burnettise12capitalise14caramelise14catabolise14catalogise13categorise13centipoise14centralise12channelise15chaptalise17chloridise16chlorinise15cinchonise17cinematise14circumcise18citizenise21classicise14colloquise21compromise18concertise14concretise14cordialise13cornerwise15crystalise15cuckoldise19decimalise15decivilise16decolonise13decolorise13defeminise16definitise14dehumanise16delocalise13demobilise15demonetise13demoralise13denaturise11depolarise13derivatise14desalinise11

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