283 words come out when you unscramble STERILIZED, starting with STERILIZED itself: 20 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 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 STERILIZED split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 4 with 8, 21 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 58 with 3 and 18 with 2.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words made with STERILIZED letters: STERILIZE, for 18 points.
DITZIER and RESIZED are the top 7-letter words you get when you unscramble STERILIZED, 17 points each. STERILE and DEITIES will look familiar.
DITZES, SEIZED and ZESTED share the top score of 16 among the 6-letter words from STERILIZED. LISTED, DESIRE and DESERT are the ones most people know.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble STERILIZED is SIZED, 15 points; REZES and SEIZE on 14 follow. SLIDE, ELDER and RIDES are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words from STERILIZED are led by DITZ and ZEDS, 14 points each. SIZE, SIDE and EDIT are the familiar ones.
The best of the 3-letter words in STERILIZED is ZED, 13 points; REZ and RIZ on 12 follow. SEE, ITS and SET are everyday picks.
These 6 words have the length of STERILIZED, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with ST · ending in ED · all 10-letter words
What STERILIZED means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept STERILIZED, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| STERILIZED itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 283) | 234 | 283 | 219 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: TREZES, SIZEL, SITZ, TREZ, ZELS, ZITE, RIZ, ZEL, ZE, REDISTIL, REISTED, TILERIES and 37 more, 49 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: REZES, TIZES, REZ, SEZ, TIZ, ISLETED, DELTS, LEDES, DELT, DESI, LEDE, EDS and 3 more, 15 in all.