Unscramble OPTIMALIZING and you have 330 words, OPTIMALIZING itself among them: it scores 26 in Scrabble and 31 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from OPTIMALIZING split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 10, 2 with 9, 15 with 8, 40 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 31 with 2. None has 11 letters.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words made with OPTIMALIZING letters: OPTIMIZING, 24 points.
PLOTZING scores highest among the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble OPTIMALIZING at 20 points, ahead of IMPALING on 13 and PALMITIN on 12. LIMITING is the one most people know.
The best of the 7-letter words from OPTIMALIZING is ZAMPONI, 20 points; LAZOING and TOAZING on 17 follow. MAILING, INITIAL and OPTIMAL are everyday picks.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble OPTIMALIZING are led by MAZING, MOZING and PIZING, 18 points each. TIMING, MATING and AIMING are the familiar ones.
The best of the 5-letter words from OPTIMALIZING is GIZMO, 17 points; MATZO and MILTZ on 16 follow. LIMIT, PAINT and PIANO are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words in OPTIMALIZING, ZING leads with 14 points, then AZON and LAZO on 13. MAIL, MAIN and MINI are the familiar ones.
5 of 60 3-letter words made with OPTIMALIZING letters tie at 14 points; none scores more. MAP, MAN and ZIP will look familiar.
Trade one tile of OPTIMALIZING for another and you can spell this word:
More 12-letter words: starting with OP · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; OPTIMIZING (24 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
OPTIMALIZING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPTIMALIZING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 330) | 259 | 330 | 236 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 71 of them: OPTIMALIZING, ZAMPONI, MOZING, PIZING, LAZOING, TOAZING, MILTZ, MOTZA, TOZING, GAZON, ZIGAN, IMPLATING and 59 more. Words With Friends* skips 23 of them: ZIPOLA, ZONA, TIZ, AMPING, ZA, GLAMP, LIPOING, MILING, MONILIA, PONGAL, AMNIO, GLAM and 11 more.
Each word below uses all the letters of OPTIMALIZING and one more.