Unscramble CATHARIZING and you have 301 words, CATHARIZING itself among them: it scores 26 in Scrabble and 28 in Words With Friends. ARCHAIZING is the best of the shorter words, at 25 points. It has 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from CATHARIZING by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 10 with 8, 32 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 9 letters.
ARCHAIZING is the only one of the 10-letter words in CATHARIZING; it scores 25 points.
ZARNICH scores highest among the 7-letter words from CATHARIZING at 21 points, ahead of CRAZING and THIAZIN on 19. TRACING and ITCHING are the ones most people know.
CHAZAN, CHINTZ and RHIZIC are the top 6-letter words you get when you unscramble CATHARIZING, 20 points each. RATING, RACING and ACTING will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble CATHARIZING is GHAZI, 18 points; HAZAN on 17 and GAZAR on 15 follow. RIGHT, NIGHT and CHINA are everyday picks.
CAZH and CHIZ share the top score of 18 among the 4-letter words from CATHARIZING. CHAT, HAIR and RICH are the ones most people know.
CAZ tops the 3-letter words in CATHARIZING at 14 points; next come ZAG and ZIG on 13. CAN, CAR and ART will look familiar.
Keep every letter of CATHARIZING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 11-letter words: starting with CA · ending in NG · all 11-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ARCHAIZING (25 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: CATHARIZING is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATHARIZING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 301) | 223 | 301 | 195 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CATHARIZING, ZARNICH, RHIZIC, CHIZ, ZIGAN, CAZ, CHIRTING, NAZIR, RATCHING, RICHTING, RICHING, RIZA and 66 more, 78 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CAZH, GRIZ, CANTHARI, CATHING, CHIANTI, TIZ, CHAGA, CHING, GATCH, GINCH, GITCH, ZA and 16 more, 28 in all.