Unscramble DECOLOURIZATION and you have 510 words, DECOLOURIZATION itself among them: it scores 27 in Scrabble and 31 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, DECOLORIZATION leads with 26 points. It has 15 letters, 8 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from DECOLOURIZATION split into 1 with 15 letters, 1 with 14, 1 with 13, 4 with 12, 7 with 11, 30 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 46 with 2.
DECOLORIZATION is the only one of the 14-letter words in DECOLOURIZATION; it scores 26 points.
Just 1 of the 13-letter words made with DECOLOURIZATION letters: COLOURIZATION, for 24 points.
Among the 12-letter words you get when you unscramble DECOLOURIZATION, COLORIZATION and CREOLIZATION tie for first at 23 points.
Of the 7 11-letter words from DECOLOURIZATION, 4 score 14 points, the group's best. DIRECTIONAL is the one most people know.
Among the 10-letter words in DECOLOURIZATION, COLOURIZED, CORDIALIZE and NARCOTIZED tie for first at 22 points. RELOCATION, COORDINATE and DECORATION are everyday picks.
Among 60 9-letter words made with DECOLOURIZATION letters, the top score is 21, reached by 5. EDUCATION, DIRECTION and REDUCTION are the familiar ones.
60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble DECOLOURIZATION; 4 of them share the top score of 20. UTILIZED, ZIRCONIA and CAULDRON are everyday picks.
The 7-letter words from DECOLOURIZATION are led by CRUZADO, ZINCODE and ZINCOID, 19 points each. CITIZEN and UTILIZE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words in DECOLOURIZATION, 5 score 18 points, the group's best. ZODIAC, LIZARD and CRAZED are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words made with DECOLOURIZATION letters is COZED, 17 points; AZOIC and CLOZE on 16 follow. DOZEN, OZONE and AZURE are everyday picks.
4 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble DECOLOURIZATION tie at 15 points; none scores more. CODE, CARD and ZONE will look familiar.
The 3-letter words from DECOLOURIZATION are led by CAZ, COZ and CUZ, 14 points each. CAN, CAR and ACT are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of DECOLOURIZATION for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 15-letter words: starting with DE · ending in ON · all 15-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DECOLORIZATION (26 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts DECOLOURIZATION, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DECOLOURIZATION itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 510) | 375 | 510 | 325 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DECOLOURIZATION, CORDIALIZE, ANTICIZED, COALIZED, ICONIZED, IDOLATRIZE, TRIAZOLIC, URALITIZED, ANTICIZE, ZINCODE, ZOOLITIC, ZOONITIC and 123 more, 135 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: COLOURIZATION, COLOURIZED, COLOURIZE, COURTEZAN, TRAZODONE, ANODIZER, CALZONI, COROZO, ZOCALO, OZALID, ZINCO, ZOODLE and 38 more, 50 in all.