450 words come out when you unscramble SERIALIZATION, starting with SERIALIZATION itself: 22 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. The 13 letters split into 7 vowels and 6 consonants.
S1E1R1I1A1L12I1Z10A1T1I1O1N12
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from SERIALIZATION split into 1 with 13 letters, 2 with 12, 5 with 11, 10 with 10, 32 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 40 with 2.
All 2 of the 12-letter words in SERIALIZATION score 21 points.
Among the 11-letter words made with SERIALIZATION letters, ITALIANIZES, RATIONALIZE and REALIZATION tie for first at 20 points. REALISATION is an everyday pick.
The 10-letter words from SERIALIZATION are led by ALIZARINES and ITALIANIZE, 19 points each.
10 of 32 9-letter words you get when you unscramble SERIALIZATION tie at 18 points; none scores more. RELATIONS, RATIONALE and SOLITAIRE will look familiar.
Of the 60 8-letter words made with SERIALIZATION letters, 28 score 17 points, the group's best. AIRLINES, INITIALS and INERTIAL are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SERIALIZATION; 28 of them share the top score of 16. AIRLINE, ARSENAL and ARTISAN are everyday picks.
46 of 60 6-letter words from SERIALIZATION tie at 15 points; none scores more. ALERTS, AERIAL and ALIENS will look familiar.
60 5-letter words in SERIALIZATION; 53 of them share the top score of 14. ZONES, NAZIS and ZEROS are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words made with SERIALIZATION letters, the top score is 13, reached by 37. ALSO, SIZE and ZONE are the familiar ones.
16 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SERIALIZATION tie at 12 points; none scores more. ARE, ITS and ART will look familiar.
Keep every letter of SERIALIZATION but one, change that one, and you get:
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What SERIALIZATION means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SERIALIZATION, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERIALIZATION itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 450) | 331 | 450 | 298 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ZOIATRIAS, ALIZARIS, LAIRIZES, RIOTIZES, SIRONIZE, TAILZIES, TRIZONAL, TRIZONES, ZEALANTS, ZELATORS, ZOIATRIA, ALIZARI and 107 more, 119 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ALIZARINES, ALIZARINE, SANITIZER, ANSATZ, SEIZA, TIZES, ZINES, ZONAE, ZENS, ZINE, ZONA, REZ and 21 more, 33 in all.
These 3 words take every letter of SERIALIZATION plus a single extra one.