Unscramble ADULTERIZING and you have 427 words, ADULTERIZING itself among them: it scores 23 in Scrabble and 27 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, GRANITIZED leads with 21 points. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from ADULTERIZING by length: 1 with 12 letters, 5 with 10, 24 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 37 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Among the 10-letter words in ADULTERIZING, GRANITIZED leads with 21 points, then LATERIZING and RITUALIZED on 20.
DUALIZING scores highest among the 9-letter words made with ADULTERIZING letters at 20 points, ahead of GRANITIZE and LATINIZED on 19. RETAILING, DETAILING and REALIZING are the ones most people know.
GAZUNDER, UNGLAZED and UNGRAZED are the top 8-letter words you get when you unscramble ADULTERIZING, 19 points each. RELATING, INTEGRAL and UTILIZED will look familiar.
Among 60 7-letter words from ADULTERIZING, the top score is 18, reached by 5. DIGITAL, EDITING and DEALING are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 6-letter words in ADULTERIZING tie at 17 points; none scores more. GARDEN, DATING and DANGER will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words made with ADULTERIZING letters is GAZED, 16 points; AZIDE and DARZI on 15 follow. GUIDE, GRAND and GRADE are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble ADULTERIZING, the top score is 14, reached by 7. DRUG, GRID and AGED are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words from ADULTERIZING, 4 score 13 points, the group's best. GET, END and AGE are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of ADULTERIZING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with AD · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DUALIZING, LATERIZING, RITUALIZED and UNGLITZIER (20 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
ADULTERIZING is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADULTERIZING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 427) | 317 | 427 | 286 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ADULTERIZING, GRANITIZED, URALITIZED, GRANITIZE, UNGRAZED, AGRIZED, AGUIZED, LAIRIZED, TUILZIED, UNGAZED, URALITIZE, DIARIZE and 98 more, 110 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: UNGLITZIER, GAZUNDER, GLITZED, ADZING, IZARD, GRIZ, ZEDA, ZINE, REZ, TIZ, ZEN, GERUNDIAL and 19 more, 31 in all.