Unscramble PHONETIZATION and you have 336 words, PHONETIZATION itself among them: it scores 27 in Scrabble and 29 in Words With Friends. The 13 letters split into 6 vowels and 7 consonants.
P34H43O1N12E1T1I1Z10A1T1I1O1N12
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from PHONETIZATION by length: 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 10, 4 with 9, 21 with 8, 33 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 36 with 2. None has 12 or 11 letters.
There is a single one of the 10-letter words in PHONETIZATION: OPINIONATE, 12 points.
PHENAZIN tops the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble PHONETIZATION at 22 points; next come THIAZINE on 20 and PATINIZE on 19. PETITION, NOTATION and PANTHEON will look familiar.
ZAPTIEH scores highest among the 7-letter words from PHONETIZATION at 21 points, ahead of HOATZIN and THIAZIN on 19. OPINION and PATIENT are the ones most people know.
The best of the 6-letter words in PHONETIZATION is ZENITH, 18 points; EPIZOA and PEZANT on 17 follow. OPTION, PATENT and POTATO are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words made with PHONETIZATION letters are led by AZOTH and HIZEN, 17 points each. PHONE, PHOTO and PAINT are the familiar ones.
PHIZ tops the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PHONETIZATION at 18 points; next come HAZE on 16 and PIZE on 15. THEN, HOPE and ZONE will look familiar.
ZHO scores highest among the 3-letter words from PHONETIZATION at 15 points, ahead of POZ and ZAP on 14. HOT, ZIP and HIT are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of PHONETIZATION but one, change that one, and you get:
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Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; PHENAZIN (22 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts PHONETIZATION, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHONETIZATION itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 336) | 257 | 336 | 227 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: PHONETIZATION, APIEZON, EPIZOAN, HIZEN, PEZANT, ZOONITE, AZIONE, ENZIAN, PIZE, TENZON, ZHO, POZ and 67 more, 79 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: PIEZO, ZEP, ZONAE, ZINE, ZONA, PHOTINO, TIZ, ZEN, HOTPOT, PANETTONI, PITHOI, ZA and 18 more, 30 in all.
This word takes every letter of PHONETIZATION plus a single extra one.