224 words come out when you unscramble NICKELIZES, starting with NICKELIZES itself: 25 in Scrabble, 28 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, NICKELIZE leads with 24 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from NICKELIZES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 9 with 7, 36 with 6, 59 with 5, 60 with 4, 46 with 3 and 11 with 2. None has 8 letters.
ZINKES scores highest among the 6-letter words from NICKELIZES at 19 points, ahead of EZINES and SEIZIN on 15. NICKEL, SICKLE and NIECES are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble NICKELIZES is ZINKE, 18 points; ZINCS on 16 and EZINE on 14 follow. LINKS, LINES and SCENE are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words in NICKELIZES, ZEKS leads with 17 points, then ZINC on 15 and SIZE on 13. LIKE, LINK and NICE are the familiar ones.
ZEK tops the 3-letter words made with NICKELIZES letters at 16 points; next come SEZ and ZEE on 12. SEE, ICE and SEC will look familiar.
Keep every letter of NICKELIZES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with NI · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; ZEKS (17 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
NICKELIZES is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICKELIZES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 224) | 174 | 224 | 157 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NICKELIZES, NICKELIZE, ZINKES, ZINKE, EZINES, NICKELISE, EZINE, SIZEL, SICLIKE, ZELS, CLEIKS, SECKEL and 38 more, 50 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ZINES, SLICKEN, ZENS, ZINE, SEZ, ZEN, ICKS, SELKIE, SILKIE, CEILIS, INCELS, CEILI and 5 more, 17 in all.