Unscramble GENTILIZE and you have 135 words, GENTILIZE itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from GENTILIZE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 7, 15 with 6, 23 with 5, 40 with 4, 42 with 3 and 12 with 2. None has 8 letters.
GLITZ tops the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble GENTILIZE at 15 points; next come EZINE on 14 and EIGNE on 6. ELITE, INLET and GENIE will look familiar.
GEEZ and ZING share the top score of 14 among the 4-letter words from GENTILIZE. LINE, TEEN and GENE are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble GENTILIZE, ZIG leads with 13 points, then TIZ and ZEE on 12. GET, LET and NET are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of GENTILIZE but one, change that one, and you get:
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The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by GLITZ (15 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts GENTILIZE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| GENTILIZE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 135) | 100 | 135 | 88 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GENTILIZE, ZINGEL, EZINE, ZITE, ZEL, ZE, ENGILT, LEEING, LITING, EIGNE, GILET, GLENT and 23 more, 35 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ZINE, TIZ, ZEN, EELING, LENITE, TENGE, GITE, INTEL, NEG, TEIN, GI and TE, 12 in all.
These 3 words take every letter of GENTILIZE plus a single extra one.