514 words come out when you unscramble DECOLONIZATIONS, starting with DECOLONIZATIONS itself: 27 in Scrabble, 31 in Words With Friends. DECOLONIZATION is the best of the shorter words, at 26 points. 15 letters: 7 vowels and 8 consonants.
D2E1C34O1L12O1N12I1Z10A1T1I1O1N12S1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from DECOLONIZATIONS by length: 1 with 15 letters, 2 with 14, 2 with 13, 5 with 12, 8 with 11, 32 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 44 with 2.
DECOLONIZATION tops the 14-letter words made with DECOLONIZATIONS letters at 26 points; next comes DECOLONISATION on 17.
COLONIZATIONS scores highest among the 13-letter words in DECOLONIZATIONS at 24 points, ahead of CONSOLIDATION on 16.
Among the 12-letter words from DECOLONIZATIONS, COLONIZATION leads with 23 points, then SOLONIZATION on 21 and CONDITIONALS on 15.
DENIZATIONS tops the 11-letter words you get when you unscramble DECOLONIZATIONS at 21 points; next come OZONISATION on 20 and CONDITIONAL on 14. CONSOLIDATE, CONSOLATION and DISLOCATION will look familiar.
CANTONIZED and SOCIALIZED share the top score of 22 among the 10-letter words you get when you unscramble DECOLONIZATIONS. CONDITIONS, INCIDENTAL and SANCTIONED are the ones most people know.
Among the 9-letter words from DECOLONIZATIONS, ANTICIZED, CANONIZED and COLONIZED tie for first at 21 points. CONDITION, CONTAINED and INDICATES are everyday picks.
Among 60 8-letter words in DECOLONIZATIONS, the top score is 20, reached by 5. CITIZENS is the familiar one.
4 of 60 7-letter words made with DECOLONIZATIONS letters tie at 19 points; none scores more. CITIZEN will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble DECOLONIZATIONS, 4 score 18 points, the group's best. DOZENS and ZODIAC are the ones most people know.
COZED tops the 5-letter words from DECOLONIZATIONS at 17 points; next come AZOIC and CLOZE on 16. SIZED, DOZEN and OZONE will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words in DECOLONIZATIONS, COZE, ZINC and ZOIC tie for first at 15 points. CODE, SIZE and ZONE are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words made with DECOLONIZATIONS letters are led by CAZ and COZ, 14 points each. CAN, ACT and ADS are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of DECOLONIZATIONS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 15-letter words: starting with DE · ending in NS · all 15-letter words
What DECOLONIZATIONS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept DECOLONIZATIONS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECOLONIZATIONS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 514) | 386 | 514 | 342 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CANTONIZED, ANTICIZED, CANTONIZES, DENIZATIONS, SOLONIZATION, ANTICIZES, CANTONIZE, COALIZED, DENIZATION, ICONIZED, OZONISATION, ZINCODES and 116 more, 128 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CALZONI, SLEAZOID, ZOCALOS, DECOLONISATION, OZALIDS, ZAIDIES, ZINCOS, ZOCALO, ZOODLES, DIAZOS, OZALID, ZENDOS and 32 more, 44 in all.