Unscramble LINEARIZED and you have 286 words, LINEARIZED itself among them: it scores 20 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
L12I1N12E1A1R1I1Z10E1D2
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from LINEARIZED by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 4 with 8, 15 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
9 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble LINEARIZED tie at 16 points; none scores more. LEADER, DEALER and EARNED will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words made with LINEARIZED letters, the top score is 15, reached by 8. IDEAL, INDIE and ELDER are the familiar ones.
ADZE, DAZE and ZEDA share the top score of 14 among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble LINEARIZED. LAND, LEAD and IDEA are the ones most people know.
ADZ and ZED are the top 3-letter words from LINEARIZED, 13 points each. ARE, END and AIR will look familiar.
Keep every letter of LINEARIZED but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with LI · ending in ED · all 10-letter words
The meaning of LINEARIZED, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept LINEARIZED, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINEARIZED itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 286) | 212 | 286 | 197 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: LAIRIZED, DIARIZE, DIZAIN, DRAZEL, DZEREN, LAIRIZE, ZANIED, DARZI, DAZER, RANZEL, ZERDA, AIZLE and 62 more, 74 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: IZARD, ZEDA, ZINE, REZ, ZEN, ZA, DENARI, LARNED, RELAND, DENAR, DENI, LEDE and 3 more, 15 in all.
With one more tile, the letters of LINEARIZED spell the words below.