Unscramble VASECTOMIZED and you have 377 words, VASECTOMIZED itself among them: it scores 29 in Scrabble and 32 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from VASECTOMIZED by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 4 with 9, 32 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 39 with 2. None has 10 letters.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words made with VASECTOMIZED letters: VASECTOMIZE, for 27 points.
The 8-letter words you get when you unscramble VASECTOMIZED are led by AZOTEMIC and METAZOIC, 21 points each. DOMESTIC and COMEDIES are the familiar ones.
Among the 7-letter words from VASECTOMIZED, ZEMSTVA and ZEMSTVO tie for first at 21 points. DEVICES, MOTIVES and COVETED are everyday picks.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble VASECTOMIZED, CEZVES leads with 20 points, then AVIZED and ECZEMA on 19. MOVIES, ACTIVE and ADVICE are the familiar ones.
CEZVE scores highest among the 5-letter words from VASECTOMIZED at 19 points, ahead of AVIZE and COZED on 17. MOVED, SIZED and CAVES are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words in VASECTOMIZED, the top score is 15, reached by 6. SIZE, COME and CAME are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 3-letter words made with VASECTOMIZED letters tie at 14 points; none scores more. ACT, MID and AIM will look familiar.
Keep every letter of VASECTOMIZED but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with VA · ending in ED · all 12-letter words
VASECTOMIZED first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept VASECTOMIZED, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VASECTOMIZED itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 377) | 272 | 377 | 241 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: CEZVES, SIAMEZED, AVIZED, CEZVE, AVIZES, CEAZED, SIAMEZE, AVIZE, CEAZES, COZED, DIAZOES, MOTZAS and 93 more, 105 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: VIDEOCAMS, DIAZOS, MEDIVACS, VIDEOCAM, MEDIVAC, ZEDAS, SEIZA, TIZES, ZEDA, COMEDIST, VODCAST, COVIDS and 19 more, 31 in all.