Unscramble OPTIMALIZE and you have 246 words, OPTIMALIZE itself among them: it scores 23 in Scrabble and 26 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, OPTIMIZE leads with 21 points. The 10 letters split into 5 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from OPTIMALIZE by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 8, 7 with 7, 23 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 33 with 2. None has 9 letters.
Among the 6-letter words from OPTIMALIZE, APOZEM leads with 19 points, then EPIZOA and MEZAIL on 17. POLITE and OPTIMA are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble OPTIMALIZE tie at 16 points; none scores more. EMAIL, METAL and LIMIT will look familiar.
Among the 4-letter words in OPTIMALIZE, MAZE, MOZE and PIZE tie for first at 15 points. MAIL, ITEM and MALE are everyday picks.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with OPTIMALIZE letters, 6 score 14 points, the group's best. MAP, ZIP and PET are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of OPTIMALIZE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with OP · ending in ZE · all 10-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; OPTIMIZE (21 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts OPTIMALIZE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPTIMALIZE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 246) | 182 | 246 | 163 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OPTIMALIZE, APOZEM, MEZAIL, MILTZ, MOTZA, TAILZIE, MOZE, PIZE, AIZLE, MIZ, MOZ, POZ and 52 more, 64 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ZIPOLA, PIEZO, ZEP, TIZ, ZA, EMAIL, METOL, PALEO, LIPA, LIPE, LIPO, APO and 7 more, 19 in all.
Each word below uses all the letters of OPTIMALIZE and one more.