Unscramble PERIODIZE to get 135 words. PERIODIZE itself is a real word: 21 points on a Scrabble board, 22 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 5 vowels and 4 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from PERIODIZE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 7, 11 with 6, 18 with 5, 43 with 4, 41 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 8 letters.
PIZED scores highest among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble PERIODIZE at 17 points, ahead of PEIZE and PIEZO on 16. PRIZE, PRIDE and ERODE are the ones most people know.
PIZE and PREZ are the top 4-letter words from PERIODIZE, 15 points each. DEEP, DROP and ZERO will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words made with PERIODIZE letters, POZ, ZEP and ZIP tie for first at 14 points. RED, PRO and DIE are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of PERIODIZE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with PE · ending in ZE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PRIZED (18 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: PERIODIZE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERIODIZE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 135) | 107 | 135 | 98 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PERIODIZE, PEIZED, PIZED, DORIZE, PEIZE, PIZE, POZ, DZO, RIZ, ZE, ZO, EPEIRID and 16 more, 28 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PIEZO, ZEP, REZ, PEDI, DEP, PERE, ROID, PO and OI, 9 in all.
These 3 words take every letter of PERIODIZE plus a single extra one.