Unscramble SCRUTINIZING and you have 288 words, SCRUTINIZING itself among them: it scores 24 in Scrabble and 29 in Words With Friends. RUSTICIZING is the best of the shorter words, at 23 points. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from SCRUTINIZING by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 3 with 10, 4 with 9, 15 with 8, 28 with 7, 44 with 6, 58 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 14 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words made with SCRUTINIZING letters: RUSTICIZING, for 23 points.
The best of the 10-letter words in SCRUTINIZING is CUTINIZING, 22 points; CUTINISING and INCRUSTING on 13 follow.
The best of the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble SCRUTINIZING is SCRUZING, 20 points; CRUISING and CRUSTING on 11 follow. INSURING is an everyday pick.
ZINCING scores highest among the 7-letter words made with SCRUTINIZING letters at 19 points, ahead of CRINING and CURINGS on 10. NURSING, TURNING and UNITING are the ones most people know.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SCRUTINIZING, SIZING leads with 16 points, then TZURIS on 15 and CITING on 9. STRING, RISING and TUNING are the familiar ones.
The best of the 5-letter words from SCRUTINIZING is ZINCS, 16 points; ZINGS on 15 and ZITIS on 14 follow. USING, UNITS and RINGS are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words in SCRUTINIZING, ZINC leads with 15 points, then GRIZ and ZIGS on 14. SIGN, RING and CUTS are the familiar ones.
The best of the 3-letter words made with SCRUTINIZING letters is CUZ, 14 points; ZIG on 13 and RIZ on 12 follow. ITS, SUN and RUN are everyday picks.
These 2 words have the length of SCRUTINIZING, with one letter different:
More 12-letter words: starting with SC · ending in NG · all 12-letter words
What SCRUTINIZING means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes. SCRUTINIZING 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCRUTINIZING itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 288) | 219 | 288 | 202 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RUSTICIZING, SCRUZING, SITZ, RIZ, CRINING, CURINGS, TUNICINS, UNITISING, RUININGS, SNIRTING, TICING, TUNICIN and 55 more, 67 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CUZ, GRIZ, TIZ, CUNITS, TUNINGS, CIGS, CRITS, CUNIT, CIG, CRIT, INRUNS, CRU and 7 more, 19 in all. Not in Scrabble US: CUNTS and CUNT, 2 in all.