Unscramble SUBOPTIMIZED and you have 361 words, SUBOPTIMIZED itself among them: it scores 28 in Scrabble and 32 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is SUBOPTIMIZE, 26 points. It has 12 letters, 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from SUBOPTIMIZED split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 4 with 9, 14 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 41 with 2. None has 10 letters.
SUBOPTIMIZE is the only one of the 11-letter words made with SUBOPTIMIZED letters; it scores 26 points.
The best of the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBOPTIMIZED is DUMBSIZE, 22 points; EPIZOISM and OPTIMIZE on 21 follow. OPTIMISE is an everyday pick.
The 7-letter words from SUBOPTIMIZED are led by IMBIZOS and ZOMBIES, 20 points each. DEPOSIT, DISPUTE and IMPOSED are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 6-letter words from SUBOPTIMIZED tie at 19 points; none scores more. SUBMIT, IMPOSE and ZOMBIE will look familiar.
Among the 5-letter words in SUBOPTIMIZED, ZIMBI, ZIMBS and ZOMBI tie for first at 18 points. SIZED, POEMS and BUMPS are everyday picks.
Among the 4-letter words made with SUBOPTIMIZED letters, ZIMB leads with 17 points, then BIZE and MOZE on 15. SIZE, BIDS and BEDS are the familiar ones.
7 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBOPTIMIZED tie at 14 points; none scores more. BUT, BIT and ZIP will look familiar.
Keep every letter of SUBOPTIMIZED but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with SU · ending in ED · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by OPTIMIZED (23 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SUBOPTIMIZED 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBOPTIMIZED itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 361) | 261 | 361 | 233 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SUBITIZED, IMBIZOS, IMBIZO, SUBITIZE, ZIMBIS, ZIMBI, ZIMBS, MOZED, PIZED, ZIMB, MOZES, PIZES and 88 more, 100 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DUMBSIZE, UPSIZED, UPSIZE, PIEZO, ZEPS, TIZES, ZEP, DUMPSITE, DUBSTEP, MUDPIES, POMBES, SEZ and 16 more, 28 in all.