Unscramble APHETIZES and you have 234 words, APHETIZES itself among them: it scores 23 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 23 points: HEPATIZES. APHETIZE, HEPATIZE and ZAPTIEHS are the best of the shorter words, at 22 points. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from APHETIZES by length: 2 with 9 letters, 7 with 8, 5 with 7, 14 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
Among the 5-letter words made with APHETIZES letters, HAZES leads with 17 points, then PEAZE and PEIZE on 16. SHEET, PHASE and SHAPE are the familiar ones.
PHIZ tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble APHETIZES at 18 points; next come HAZE on 16 and PIZE on 15. SIZE, SHIP and HITS will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words from APHETIZES, ZAP, ZEP and ZIP tie for first at 14 points. HAS, HIT and PET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of APHETIZES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with AP · ending in ES · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by HEPATIZES (23 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts APHETIZES, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| APHETIZES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 234) | 180 | 233 | 163 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 54 of them: APHETIZES, APHETIZE, ATHEIZES, ATHEIZE, PEAZES, PEIZES, PEAZE, PEIZE, PIZES, PIZE, TEAZES, SEAZE and 42 more. Words With Friends* skips 17 of them: ZEPS, SEIZA, TIZES, ZEP, SEZ, TIZ, ZAS, ZA, THESP, HEPS, SHITE, AHIS and 5 more. Scrabble UK skips 1 of them: SPAZ.
Each word below uses all the letters of APHETIZES and one more.