institutionalized

ADJECTIVE
17 LETTERS · 6 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH I

institutionalized is a valid 17-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
I1N1S1T1I1T1U1T1I1O1N1A1L1I1Z10E1D2
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 10 + 1 + 2 =27 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81
MEANING

What does institutionalized mean?

ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1

Officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution.

“had hopes of rehabilitating the institutionalized juvenile delinquents”

2

Given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system.

“institutionalized graft”

“institutionalized suicide as practiced in Japan”