Civilization
[ˌsɪv.ə.lɑeˈzæɪ.ʃən]
noun
- An organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political or technical development.
"Modern civilization is a product of industrialization and globalization."
- Human society, particularly civil society.
"A hermit doesn't much care for civilization."
- The act or process of civilizing or becoming civilized.
"The teacher's civilization of the child was no easy task."
- The state or quality of being civilized.
"He was a man of great civilization."
- The act of rendering a criminal process civil.
proper noun
- Collectively, those people of the world considered to have a high standard of behavior and / or a high level of development. Commonly subjectively used by people of one society to exclusively refer to their society, or their elite sub-group, or a few associated societies, implying all others, in time or geography or status, as something less than civilised, as savages or barbarians. cf refinement, elitism, civilised society, the Civilised World
No exact anagrams found for "civilization". This word has a unique letter combination.
+1 Letter Anagrams
Words formed by adding one letter to "civilization" and rearranging:
Total: 26 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Civilization"
Civilization is a 12-letter word that scores 26 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Civilization" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "civilization" is a high-scoring word. It contains the letter Z, which is worth 10 points.