Unscramble penalization

348 words come out when you unscramble PENALIZATION, starting with PENALIZATION itself: 23 in Scrabble, 27 in Words With Friends. NATIONALIZE and PLATINIZE are the best of the shorter words, at 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.

Possible Words From penalization

By length, the words from PENALIZATION split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 4 with 10, 10 with 9, 14 with 8, 44 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 34 with 2.

12 Letter Words You Can Make with penalization

11 Letter Words You Can Make with penalization

Just 1 of the 11-letter words in PENALIZATION: NATIONALIZE, for 20 points.

10 Letter Words You Can Make with penalization

Among the 10-letter words made with PENALIZATION letters, ANTILOPINE and NEAPOLITAN tie for first at 12 points. ALIENATION is an everyday pick.

9 Letter Words You Can Make with penalization

Among the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble PENALIZATION, PLATINIZE leads with 20 points, then EPILATION and INOPINATE on 11.

8 Letter Words You Can Make with penalization

Among the 8-letter words from PENALIZATION, PATINIZE and TOPAZINE tie for first at 19 points. NATIONAL and NEONATAL are everyday picks.

7 Letter Words You Can Make with penalization

Of the 44 7-letter words in PENALIZATION, 4 score 18 points, the group's best. ALANINE is the one most people know.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with penalization

Among the 6-letter words made with PENALIZATION letters, EPIZOA, PEZANT and ZIPOLA tie for first at 17 points. PLANET, POLITE and PANTIE are everyday picks.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with penalization

Among 60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PENALIZATION, the top score is 16, reached by 4. PANEL, PAINT and PIANO are the familiar ones.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with penalization

PIZE tops the 4-letter words from PENALIZATION at 15 points; next come AZAN and AZON on 13. OPEN, ZONE and PAIN will look familiar.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with penalization

Of the 60 3-letter words in PENALIZATION, 4 score 14 points, the group's best. TOP, ZIP and PET are the ones most people know.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with penalization

Among the 2-letter words made with PENALIZATION letters, ZA, ZE and ZO tie for first at 11 points. IN, ON and IT are everyday picks.

PENALIZATION With One Letter Changed

Trade one tile of PENALIZATION for another and you can spell these 6 words:

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Definitions for the Top PENALIZATION Plays

PENALIZATION first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.

Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends

PENALIZATION 23 · 27
the act of penalizing
NATIONALIZE 20 · 23
to transfer ownership to a national government
PATINIZE 19 · 21
to patinate
TOPAZINE 19 · 21
a bird of genus Topaza
ZAPATEO 18 · 19
a Spanish dance
EPIZOA 17 · 18
an epizoic parasite
LATINIZE 17 · 19
to translate into Latin
ZIPOLA 17 · 19
the absence of all quantity or magnitude

PENALIZATION in Scrabble and Words With Friends: Can You Play It?

PENALIZATION works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
PENALIZATION itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 348)264348238

* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.

84 of the 348 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: APIEZON, EPIZOAN, ZIPLINE, ANNALIZE, PEZANT, ANZIANI, TAILZIE, ZEALANT, ALTEZA, AZIONE, ENZIAN, OZAENA and 72 more. 26 of the 348 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ZIPOLA, PIEZO, ZEP, ZONAE, ZINE, ZONA, TIZ, ZEN, ZA, PIANOLA, LEPTIN, PANINI and 14 more.

Add a Letter to PENALIZATION

With one more tile, the letters of PENALIZATION spell the words below.

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