Unscramble LIBERALIZE and you have 199 words, LIBERALIZE itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from LIBERALIZE by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 8, 10 with 7, 23 with 6, 47 with 5, 60 with 4, 40 with 3 and 17 with 2. None has 9 letters.
RELIABLE is the only one of the 8-letter words in LIBERALIZE; it scores 10 points.
Among 47 5-letter words you get when you unscramble LIBERALIZE, the top score is 16, reached by 7. LABEL, REBEL and BELLE are the familiar ones.
The best of the 4-letter words from LIBERALIZE is BIZE, 15 points; IZAR and LAZE on 13 follow. REAL, ABLE and BILL are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of LIBERALIZE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with LI · ending in ZE · all 10-letter words
LIBERALIZE first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
LIBERALIZE works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIBERALIZE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 199) | 153 | 199 | 145 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BLAIZE, ZEREBA, ZERIBA, BRIZE, LAIRIZE, AIZLE, BEZ, LEAZE, ZILLA, RIZA, ZARI, ZILA and 34 more, 46 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: REZ, ZA, BALLIER, BEAL, RABI, BAE, ARIE and RAI, 8 in all.
These 3 words take every letter of LIBERALIZE plus a single extra one.