Unscramble HYDROLYZE and you have 142 words, HYDROLYZE itself among them: it scores 28 in Scrabble and 26 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are DOZY and DZHO, 17 points each. It has 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from HYDROLYZE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 6, 18 with 5, 54 with 4, 47 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 8 or 7 letters.
Among the 4-letter words from HYDROLYZE, DOZY and DZHO tie for first at 17 points. HELD, ROLE and HOLD are everyday picks.
YEZ and ZHO are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble HYDROLYZE, 15 points each. OLD, RED and LED will look familiar.
Keep every letter of HYDROLYZE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with HY · ending in ZE · all 9-letter words
HYDROLYZE first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. HYDROLYZE is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYDROLYZE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 142) | 108 | 142 | 102 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: DZHO, ZHO, DZO, HOYED, RHODY, ZEL, ZOL, HYED, ZE, ZO, HERY, HYLE and 22 more, 34 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: YEZ, REZ, DOH, YER, OLDE and LOR, 6 in all.
These 3 words take every letter of HYDROLYZE plus a single extra one.