Unscramble CATHOLICIZES and you have 388 words, CATHOLICIZES itself among them: it scores 28 in Scrabble and 30 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, CATHOLICIZE leads with 27 points. 12 letters: 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from CATHOLICIZES split into 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 1 with 10, 8 with 9, 39 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 37 with 2.
The best of the 11-letter words in CATHOLICIZES is CATHOLICIZE, 27 points; CATHOLICISE on 18 follows.
Just 1 of the 10-letter words made with CATHOLICIZES letters: CHICALOTES, for 17 points.
The best of the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble CATHOLICIZES is ZAITECHS, 22 points; THIAZOLE and THIAZOLS on 20 follow. CATHOLIC, HOLISTIC and SOCIETAL are everyday picks.
The 7-letter words you get when you unscramble CATHOLICIZES are led by ZAITECH and ZILCHES, 21 points each. CLOTHES, CHOICES and ETHICAL are the familiar ones.
SCHIZO scores highest among the 6-letter words from CATHOLICIZES at 20 points, ahead of AZOTHS and HAZELS on 18. CHOICE, CHEATS and ETHICS are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words in CATHOLICIZES, ZILCH leads with 19 points, then AZOTH and HAZEL on 17. COACH, CATCH and CACHE are the familiar ones.
CAZH, CHEZ and CHIZ are the top 4-letter words made with CATHOLICIZES letters, 18 points each. EACH, SIZE and TECH will look familiar.
ZHO scores highest among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble CATHOLICIZES at 15 points, ahead of CAZ and COZ on 14. HAS, HOT and ACT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of CATHOLICIZES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with CA · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
What CATHOLICIZES means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. CATHOLICIZES is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATHOLICIZES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 388) | 289 | 387 | 243 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 99 of them: ZAITECHS, ZAITECH, COALIZES, CHIZ, COALIZE, TAILZIES, ZOETIC, COACHIEST, TAILZIE, ZHOS, AIZLES, CLATCHES and 87 more. Words With Friends* skips 46 of them: CATHOLICISE, CAZH, CHICALOTES, CHICALOTE, CHICOTS, HECTICS, SEIZA, TIZES, CHICAS, CHICOT, CHICA, CHITALS and 34 more. Scrabble UK skips 1 of them: SCHIZO.