Unscramble SUBOPTIMIZES and you have 365 words, SUBOPTIMIZES itself among them: it scores 27 in Scrabble and 31 in Words With Friends. SUBOPTIMIZE is the best of the shorter words, at 26 points. It has 12 letters, 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SUBOPTIMIZES by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 5 with 9, 22 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 35 with 2. None has 10 letters.
SUBOPTIMIZE scores highest among the 11-letter words in SUBOPTIMIZES at 26 points, ahead of SUBOPTIMISE on 17.
The 8-letter words from SUBOPTIMIZES are led by EPIZOISM and OPTIMIZE, 21 points each. OPTIMISE is the familiar one.
Among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBOPTIMIZES, IMBIZOS and ZOMBIES tie for first at 20 points. SUBMITS, IMPOSES and IMPETUS are everyday picks.
4 of 60 6-letter words made with SUBOPTIMIZES letters tie at 19 points; none scores more. SUBMIT, IMPOSE and ZOMBIE will look familiar.
ZIMBI, ZIMBS and ZOMBI share the top score of 18 among the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble SUBOPTIMIZES. SIZES, POEMS and TEMPO are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words from SUBOPTIMIZES is ZIMB, 17 points; BIZE and MOZE on 15 follow. BEST, SIZE and BITS are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words in SUBOPTIMIZES, the top score is 14, reached by 7. BUT, BIT and ZIP are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of SUBOPTIMIZES for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with SU · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with EPIZOISMS and OPTIMIZES (22 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
SUBOPTIMIZES 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUBOPTIMIZES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 365) | 252 | 365 | 227 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
113 of the 365 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: IMBIZOS, SUBITIZES, IMBIZO, SUBITIZE, ZIMBIS, ZIMBI, ZIMBS, SIZISM, SUBOPTIMISE, ZIMB, ZOISMS, MOZES and 101 more. 25 of the 365 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SIZEISM, UPSIZES, UPSIZE, PIEZO, SIZEIST, ZEPS, TIZES, ZEP, SEMIPIOUS, POMBES, SEZ, TIZ and 13 more.