Unscramble PAPALIZING and you have 145 words, PAPALIZING itself among them: it scores 24 in Scrabble and 29 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are ZIPPING and ZAPPING, 21 points each. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from PAPALIZING split into 1 with 10 letters, 6 with 7, 10 with 6, 31 with 5, 47 with 4, 37 with 3 and 13 with 2. None has 9 or 8 letters.
The best of the 5-letter words from PAPALIZING is PLAZA, 16 points; GAZAL and ZIGAN on 15 follow. AGAIN, PLAIN and ALIGN are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PAPALIZING, ZING leads with 14 points, then AZAN and NAZI on 13. PLAN, PAIN and GAIN are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of PAPALIZING but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with PA · ending in NG · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with ZAPPING and ZIPPING (21 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: PAPALIZING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAPALIZING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 145) | 124 | 145 | 111 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PAPALIZING, PIZING, GAZAL, ZIGAN, ZILA, PALAGI, PIPI, PLAP, PLING, AGILA, AINGA, ALAP and 9 more, 21 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PALPING, ZA, NAPPA, PIPA, APP, PIANI, LIPA, NAPA, PAAN, PALI, NAGA, NALA and 1 more, 13 in all.