Unscramble ORTHOGONALISE and you have 491 words, ORTHOGONALISE itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is ANTHOLOGISER, 16 points. It has 13 letters, 6 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from ORTHOGONALISE by length: 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 3 with 11, 18 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 48 with 2.
There is a single one of the 12-letter words in ORTHOGONALISE: ANTHOLOGISER, 16 points.
Every one of the 3 11-letter words made with ORTHOGONALISE letters scores 15. ANTHOLOGIES and THEOLOGIANS are everyday picks.
Of the 18 10-letter words from ORTHOGONALISE, 14 score 14 points, the group's best. ORTHOGONAL, ONTOLOGIES and THEOLOGIAN are the ones most people know.
Among 60 9-letter words you get when you unscramble ORTHOGONALISE, the top score is 13, reached by 29. INTEGRALS is the familiar one.
59 of 60 8-letter words in ORTHOGONALISE tie at 12 points; none scores more. SHOOTING, HEARINGS and SHORTAGE will look familiar.
The 7-letter words made with ORTHOGONALISE letters come to 60, each scoring 11 points. HOSTING, HEARING and HEATING are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble ORTHOGONALISE score 10 points. RIGHTS, LENGTH and LIGHTS are the ones most people know.
60 5-letter words from ORTHOGONALISE; 44 of them share the top score of 9. RIGHT, NIGHT and LIGHT are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words in ORTHOGONALISE, the top score is 8, reached by 17. HAIR, HEAR and HEAT are the familiar ones.
GHI, HAG and HOG are the top 3-letter words made with ORTHOGONALISE letters, 7 points each. HAS, HOT and AGE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of ORTHOGONALISE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with OR · ending in SE · all 13-letter words
Short meanings for the 7 highest-scoring answers, starting with ANTHOLOGIES and ANTHOLOGISE (15 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: ORTHOGONALISE is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORTHOGONALISE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 491) | 396 | 491 | 347 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ORTHOGONALISE, ANTHOLOGISER, HEARTLINGS, SOOTHERING, HEARTLING, HOROLOGIA, HOTELINGS, SHOOGLIER, ENLIGHTS, GASHLIER, GHRELINS, HALTINGS and 83 more, 95 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ANTHOLOGISE, GRANOLITHS, ANGISHORE, GRANOLITH, HANGRIEST, LONGSHORE, OTHERINGS, GOLIATHS, HEALINGS, HEATINGS, HORTENSIA, HOTLINERS and 37 more, 49 in all.
These 4 words take every letter of ORTHOGONALISE plus a single extra one.