CIVILIZATION

CIVILIZATION is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is CIVILIZATION a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.

CIVILIZATION (noun): the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste; "a man of intellectual refinement"; "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization". Additional senses: a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations); "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization"; a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization"; the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization.

In standard Scrabble scoring, CIVILIZATION totals 26 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. CIVILIZATION includes premium tiles (Z), which can swing tight games when you cover a double- or triple-letter square.

CIVILIZATION is 12 letters long, begins with C, ends with N, and sorts to the alphagram ACIIIILNOTVZ. No other entry in this dictionary rearranges into the same letter set, so CIVILIZATION is unique within its alphagram family. Letter makeup: 6 vowels, 6 consonants.

Among 17 tracked 12-letter entries, CIVILIZATION ranks by raw score (26 points). Similar-length words in the same dictionary include AZOXYBENZOIC, QUIZZABILITY, QUIZZICALITY, AZOXYBENZENE; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.

Strategically, CIVILIZATION carries 6 vowels and 6 consonants. High-value letters (Z) make CIVILIZATION attractive when you can land a multiplier — but harder to play from a mixed rack. Hooks on C or N are common study angles; browse words starting with C and words ending with N to rehearse parallel sets.

CIVILIZATION is a 12-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 12, starts with C, ends with N, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 12-letter entries like CIVILIZATION frequently cross shorter words; knowing that CIVILIZATION contains A, C, I, L, N, O, T, V, Z helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as c??????????n to narrow candidates before checking definitions.

Notable letter pairs inside CIVILIZATION include CI, IV, IZ — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: C, I, V, L, Z, A, T, O, N. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.

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Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat CIVILIZATION as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.

Example usage: Example: "CIVILIZATION — a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization"" (26 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.