Unscramble RATIONALIZATION and you have 332 words, RATIONALIZATION itself among them: it scores 24 in Scrabble and 27 in Words With Friends. LATINIZATION and NOTARIZATION are the best of the shorter words, at 21 points. 15 letters: 8 vowels and 7 consonants.
R1A1T1I1O1N12A1L12I1Z10A1T1I1O1N12
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from RATIONALIZATION split into 1 with 15 letters, 3 with 12, 1 with 11, 6 with 10, 10 with 9, 16 with 8, 32 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 14 or 13 letters.
Among the 12-letter words in RATIONALIZATION, LATINIZATION and NOTARIZATION tie for first at 21 points.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words made with RATIONALIZATION letters: LIONIZATION, 20 points.
Among the 10-letter words from RATIONALIZATION, INTRAZONAL and IONIZATION tie for first at 19 points. ROTATIONAL is an everyday pick.
Of the 16 8-letter words in RATIONALIZATION, 4 score 17 points, the group's best. NATIONAL, ROTATION and RATIONAL are the ones most people know.
Among 32 7-letter words made with RATIONALIZATION letters, the top score is 16, reached by 5. INITIAL is the familiar one.
8 of 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble RATIONALIZATION tie at 15 points; none scores more. NATION, NOTION and LOTION will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words from RATIONALIZATION, the top score is 14, reached by 8. RATIO, INTRO and ONION are the familiar ones.
18 of 60 4-letter words in RATIONALIZATION tie at 13 points; none scores more. LOAN, ANTI and IRON will look familiar.
Of the 60 3-letter words made with RATIONALIZATION letters, 8 score 12 points, the group's best. NOT, ART and AIR are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of RATIONALIZATION but one, change that one, and you get:
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The meaning of RATIONALIZATION, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. RATIONALIZATION is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RATIONALIZATION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 332) | 258 | 332 | 237 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ZOOLATRIA, TRIZONAL, ZOIATRIA, ALIZARI, ANZIANI, ZORINO, NAZIR, RAZOO, ROZIT, LAZO, RIZA, RONZ and 62 more, 74 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ZAATAR, ZONA, TIZ, ZA, NONORAL, NOTATOR, ATONIA, LATINA, ROTINI, LARNT, LOTTA, NATTO and 9 more, 21 in all.