alphabetize

Verb

arrange in alphabetical order
- "Alphabetize the list"
provide with an alphabet
- "Cyril and Method alphabetized the Slavic languages"
To arrange words or items in order of the first (and then subsequent) letters as they occur in the alphabet.

Examples

It was almost impossible to locate specific books in the library until we had alphabetized them by the authors' surnames.

Origin / Etymology

From alphabet(ical) + -ize.

Synonyms

alphabetise

Scrabble Score: 27

alphabetize: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
alphabetize: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
alphabetize: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 29

alphabetize: valid Words With Friends Word