Unscramble OPTIMIZATION to get 231 words. OPTIMIZATION itself is a real word: 25 points on a Scrabble board, 28 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, ZAMPONI leads with 20 points. The 12 letters split into 6 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from OPTIMIZATION split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 9, 1 with 8, 14 with 7, 27 with 6, 42 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 25 with 2. None has 11 or 10 letters.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in OPTIMIZATION: IMITATION, for 11 points.
POTATION is the only one of the 8-letter words made with OPTIMIZATION letters; it scores 10 points.
ZAMPONI tops the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble OPTIMIZATION at 20 points; next come MATZOON on 18 and IMPAINT on 11. OTTOMAN will look familiar.
MATZOT scores highest among the 6-letter words from OPTIMIZATION at 17 points, ahead of MATIPO and MOPANI on 10. OPTION, MOTION and POTATO are the ones most people know.
Among 42 5-letter words made with OPTIMIZATION letters, the top score is 16, reached by 4. POINT, PAINT and PIANO are the familiar ones.
MOZO and ZOOM are the top 4-letter words you get when you unscramble OPTIMIZATION, 15 points each. MAIN, ANTI and MINI will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words from OPTIMIZATION, 5 score 14 points, the group's best. TOP, MAP and MAN are the ones most people know.
This word has the length of OPTIMIZATION, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with OP · ending in ON · all 12-letter words
OPTIMIZATION first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept OPTIMIZATION, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPTIMIZATION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 231) | 181 | 231 | 161 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 50 of them: ZAMPONI, MOTZA, MIZ, MOZ, POZ, ZATI, ZOOT, ZO, MATIPO, MOPANI, PAINIM, POMATO and 38 more. Words With Friends* skips 20 of them: ZONA, TIZ, ZA, PATOOT, POMO, TINPOT, AMNIO, PIANI, PITOT, PITTA, MANI, TOPO and 8 more.
These 2 words take every letter of OPTIMIZATION plus a single extra one.