Unscramble LETHARGIZING to get 402 words. LETHARGIZING itself is a real word: 26 points on a Scrabble board, 29 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is GIGAHERTZ, 23 points. 12 letters: 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from LETHARGIZING by length: 1 with 12 letters, 3 with 10, 16 with 9, 52 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2. None has 11 letters.
Among the 10-letter words in LETHARGIZING, LATERIZING leads with 20 points, then LIGHTERING and RELIGHTING on 15.
GIGAHERTZ scores highest among the 9-letter words made with LETHARGIZING letters at 23 points, ahead of ATHEIZING on 22 and REGLAZING on 20. GATHERING, RETAILING and REALIZING are the ones most people know.
Among the 8-letter words from LETHARGIZING, THIAZINE and ZENITHAL tie for first at 20 points. LIGHTING, RELATING and INTEGRAL are everyday picks.
GENIZAH scores highest among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble LETHARGIZING at 20 points, ahead of RHIZINE and THIAZIN on 19. HEARING, HEATING and HEALING are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words made with LETHARGIZING letters, GHAZEL and HAZING tie for first at 19 points. LENGTH, HIRING and GATHER are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LETHARGIZING, GHAZI leads with 18 points, then HAZEL and HAZER on 17. RIGHT, NIGHT and LIGHT are the familiar ones.
The best of the 4-letter words from LETHARGIZING is HAZE, 16 points; GAZE and GRIZ on 14 follow. HAIR, HEAR and HEAT are everyday picks.
The 3-letter words in LETHARGIZING are led by ZAG and ZIG, 13 points each. GET, AGE and HIT are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of LETHARGIZING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with LE · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; LATERIZING, REGLAZING, THIAZINE and ZENITHAL (20 points each) share the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts LETHARGIZING, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LETHARGIZING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 402) | 311 | 402 | 286 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 91 of them: LETHARGIZING, ATHEIZING, GENIZAH, AGRIZING, GHAZEL, GRANITIZE, RHIZINE, HIZEN, TEAZING, AGRIZE, GAZIER, GLAZEN and 79 more. Words With Friends* skips 25 of them: GLITZING, GRIZ, ZINE, REZ, TIZ, ZEN, THINGIE, ZA, NIGGLIER, THERIAN, AHING, EAGLING and 13 more.