178 words come out when you unscramble LEGITIMIZING, starting with LEGITIMIZING itself: 25 in Scrabble, 30 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
L12E1G23I1T1I1M34I1Z10I1N12G23
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from LEGITIMIZING by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 9, 2 with 8, 9 with 7, 26 with 6, 26 with 5, 51 with 4, 47 with 3 and 14 with 2. None has 11 or 10 letters.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble LEGITIMIZING, ZINGEL leads with 16 points, then GIGMEN and MIGGLE on 10. TIMING, IGNITE and TILING are the familiar ones.
Among the 4-letter words made with LEGITIMIZING letters, ZING leads with 14 points, then ZEIN and ZINE on 13. TIME, ITEM and LINE are the familiar ones.
MIZ tops the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble LEGITIMIZING at 14 points; next come ZIG on 13 and TIZ on 12. GET, MEN and LET will look familiar.
This word has the length of LEGITIMIZING, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with LE · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
What LEGITIMIZING means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. LEGITIMIZING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEGITIMIZING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 178) | 136 | 178 | 122 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
42 of the 178 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: MILTZ, ZINGEL, MIZ, ZITE, ZEL, ZE, GIGMEN, LEGITIM, GEITING, GEMINI, LEMING, GILGIE and 30 more. 14 of the 178 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: GLITZING, ZINE, TIZ, ZEN, MILING, MEG, TEGG, GITE, IGG, INTEL, NEG, TEIN and 2 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of LEGITIMIZING and one more.