Unscramble MOISTURIZE and you have 297 words, MOISTURIZE itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from MOISTURIZE by length: 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 8, 23 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2. None has 9 letters.
MESTIZO tops the 7-letter words made with MOISTURIZE letters at 18 points; next come OUTSIZE and RIOTIZE on 16. TOURISM will look familiar.
Of the 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble MOISTURIZE, 9 score 15 points, the group's best. ROUTES, TUMORS and MERITS are the ones most people know.
Among the 5-letter words from MOISTURIZE, MOZES and ZOISM tie for first at 16 points. ITEMS, MOUSE and METRO are everyday picks.
MOZE scores highest among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble MOISTURIZE at 15 points, ahead of RITZ and SITZ on 13. MORE, MOST and ITEM are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words from MOISTURIZE, MIZ and MOZ tie for first at 14 points. OUT, ITS and MET are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of MOISTURIZE but one, change that one, and you get:
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The meaning of MOISTURIZE, and of the 6 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
MOISTURIZE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOISTURIZE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 297) | 200 | 297 | 183 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
97 of the 297 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RIOTIZES, MOZES, RIOTIZE, TOUZIER, ZOISM, MOZE, ROZETS, ROZITS, TOUZES, TOZIES, MIZ, MOZ and 85 more. 17 of the 297 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: TIZES, REZ, SEZ, TIZ, SMRITI, EMOS, MUSO, OUTIES, EMO, MES, MOI, SOM and 5 more.
These 3 words take every letter of MOISTURIZE plus a single extra one.