Unscramble DECOLONIZATION to get 434 words. DECOLONIZATION itself is a real word: 26 points on a Scrabble board, 30 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is COLONIZATION, 23 points. The 14 letters split into 7 vowels and 7 consonants.
D2E1C34O1L12O1N12I1Z10A1T1I1O1N12
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from DECOLONIZATION split into 1 with 14 letters, 1 with 12, 2 with 11, 3 with 10, 30 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 13 letters.
COLONIZATION is the only one of the 12-letter words made with DECOLONIZATION letters; it scores 23 points.
The 11-letter words in DECOLONIZATION come to 2, each scoring 14 points. CONDITIONAL and DECLINATION are the familiar ones.
The best of the 10-letter words you get when you unscramble DECOLONIZATION is CANTONIZED, 22 points; DENIZATION on 20 and INCIDENTAL on 13 follow.
The 9-letter words from DECOLONIZATION are led by ANTICIZED, CANONIZED and COLONIZED, 21 points each. CONDITION, CONTAINED and COALITION are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DECOLONIZATION tie at 20 points; none scores more. LOCATION, INDICATE and INCIDENT will look familiar.
ZINCODE and ZINCOID share the top score of 19 among the 7-letter words from DECOLONIZATION. LOCATED, CITIZEN and NOTICED are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words in DECOLONIZATION; 4 of them share the top score of 18. CANDLE, COATED and ZODIAC are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words made with DECOLONIZATION letters, COZED leads with 17 points, then AZOIC and CLOZE on 16. DANCE, CITED and DOZEN are the familiar ones.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DECOLONIZATION, COZE, ZINC and ZOIC tie for first at 15 points. CODE, ZONE and COLD are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words from DECOLONIZATION are led by CAZ and COZ, 14 points each. CAN, END and ACT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DECOLONIZATION but one, change that one, and you get:
More 14-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ON · all 14-letter words
The meaning of DECOLONIZATION, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DECOLONIZATION, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECOLONIZATION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 434) | 336 | 434 | 305 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CANTONIZED, ANTICIZED, CANTONIZE, COALIZED, DENIZATION, ICONIZED, ANTICIZE, ZINCODE, ZOOLITIC, ZOONITIC, COALIZE, ENDOZOON and 86 more, 98 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CALZONI, ZOCALO, OZALID, ZINCO, ZOODLE, ZOONED, ZENDO, ZEDA, ZONAE, ZINE, ZONA, CONDOLENT and 19 more, 31 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of DECOLONIZATION and one more.