Unscramble HIBERNIZATION and you have 366 words, HIBERNIZATION itself among them: it scores 27 in Scrabble and 29 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is RHIZOBIA, 22 points. The 13 letters split into 6 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from HIBERNIZATION by length: 1 with 13 letters, 2 with 11, 1 with 10, 9 with 9, 20 with 8, 53 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 40 with 2. None has 12 letters.
Among the 11-letter words in HIBERNIZATION, HIBERNATION leads with 16 points, then INEBRIATION on 13.
HERNIATION is the only one of the 10-letter words made with HIBERNIZATION letters; it scores 13 points.
BOTANIZER scores highest among the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble HIBERNIZATION at 20 points, ahead of INHABITER and INHABITOR on 14. INHIBITOR is the one most people know.
RHIZOBIA tops the 8-letter words from HIBERNIZATION at 22 points; next come THIAZINE on 20 and BEZONIAN on 19. BARITONE will look familiar.
Among the 7-letter words made with HIBERNIZATION letters, ZABTIEH leads with 21 points, then HOATZIN and RHIZINE on 19. ANOTHER, INHIBIT and INHERIT are the familiar ones.
ZIBETH scores highest among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble HIBERNIZATION at 20 points, ahead of HAZIER and ZENITH on 18. BANNER, BREATH and BRONZE are the ones most people know.
4 of 60 5-letter words from HIBERNIZATION tie at 17 points; none scores more. OTHER, NORTH and HEART will look familiar.
HAZE scores highest among the 4-letter words in HIBERNIZATION at 16 points, ahead of BIZE on 15 and AZON on 13. BOTH, HAIR and HEAR are the ones most people know.
The best of the 3-letter words made with HIBERNIZATION letters is ZHO, 15 points; BEZ and BIZ on 14 follow. HOT, BIT and BAR are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of HIBERNIZATION but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with HI · ending in ON · all 13-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with RHIZOBIA (22 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
HIBERNIZATION is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIBERNIZATION itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 366) | 282 | 366 | 254 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HIBERNIZATION, ZABTIEH, BEZONIAN, BRONZITE, RHIZINE, BRONZEN, ZEBRINA, HIZEN, ZERIBA, BONZA, BRIZE, RIOTIZE and 72 more, 84 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BOTANIZER, ZEBRANO, INHIBITER, ZONAE, ZINE, ZONA, BENTHON, REZ, TIZ, ZEN, BATONNIER, BOTHIE and 16 more, 28 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of HIBERNIZATION spell the words below.