Unscramble SCRUTINIZE and you have 317 words, SCRUTINIZE itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are CUTINIZES and RUSTICIZE, 20 points each. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from SCRUTINIZE split into 1 with 10 letters, 4 with 9, 17 with 8, 36 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2.
Of the 36 7-letter words from SCRUTINIZE, 5 score 18 points, the group's best. CITIZEN, CUISINE and CITRINE are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SCRUTINIZE, CIZERS, CRUZIE and SCRUZE tie for first at 17 points. CITIES, CRUISE and INSERT are everyday picks.
CUZES and ZINCS share the top score of 16 among the 5-letter words from SCRUTINIZE. CENTS, CREST and CURSE are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words in SCRUTINIZE is ZINC, 15 points; RITZ and SITZ on 13 follow. SIZE, NICE and CENT are everyday picks.
Among the 3-letter words made with SCRUTINIZE letters, CUZ leads with 14 points, then REZ and RIZ on 12. ITS, SET and SUN are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of SCRUTINIZE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with SC · ending in ZE · all 10-letter words
The meaning of SCRUTINIZE, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SCRUTINIZE works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCRUTINIZE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 317) | 250 | 317 | 223 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
65 of the 317 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RUSTICIZE, CRUIZIES, ZINCIEST, CRUIZIE, CRUZIES, ZINCIER, CIZERS, CRUZIE, SCRUZE, SITZ, TREZ, ZITE and 53 more. 29 of the 317 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: CUZES, UNISIZE, CUZ, TIZES, ZINES, ZENS, ZINE, REZ, SEZ, TIZ, ZEN, NEUSTIC and 17 more. 2 of the 317 answers are missing from Scrabble US: CUNTS and CUNT.
With one more tile, the letters of SCRUTINIZE spell the words below.