Common 12-letter words that have the letter Z
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- organization★22the act of organizing
- optimization★25the act of optimizing
- personalized★24to make personal
- civilization★26the act of civilizing
- unauthorized★25not authorized
- specializing★26to make special
- standardized★24brought into conformity with a standard
- localization★23the act of localizing
- amortization★23the act of amortizing
- computerized★28to do using computers
- immunization★25the act of immunizing
- characterize★28to describe the qualities of
- polarization★23the act of polarizing
- mobilization★25the act of mobilizing
- synchronized★30to make synchronous
- horizontally★27in a horizontal manner
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12-letter words with A (74)
Top score: AXIOMATIZING, 31 points. to reduce to a set of axioms
amortization★23axiomatizing31achromatized29alphabetized29appetizingly29acclimatized28achromatizes28alphabetizer28alphabetizes28antisyzygiesUK28apostrophize28acclimatizer27acclimatizes27adverbializenot in WWF27alcoholizingUK27
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aminobenzoicUK27apotheosized27aspheterizedUK27accessorized26advertizingsUK26aerobicizingnot in WWF26aestheticize26albumenizingUK26albuminizingUK26alkalinizing26anabaptizingUK26anathematize26anthologized26apotheosizes26asepticizingUK26aspheterizesUK26authorizableUK26autocatalyzeUK26azathioprine26accessorizes25aggrandizing25amortizementUK25anesthetized25antherozoidsUK25antherozooidUK25anthologizer25anthologizes25audibilizingnot in WWF25azoospermias25azotobacters25absolutizing24aggrandizers24amazednessesUK24anaesthetizenot in WWF24analyzations24anesthetizes24apostatizing24apostolizingUK24astronomizedUK24automatizing24autotomizing24adulterizingUK23allegorizing23amazonstones23antagonizing23arabizationsUK23arborization23astronomizesUK23atomizations23aerosolizing22aldolization22allegorizers22anodizations22arterializednot in WWF22assoilzieingUK22attitudinize22anastrozolesUK21antiozonants21arterializesnot in WWF21
B…
12-letter words with B (36)
Top score: BEDAZZLINGLY, 37 points. in a bedazzling manner
bedazzlinglynot in WWF37bedazzlement35bathmitzvahsUK34blizzardiestUK33bashibazouksUK32benzoquinonenot in WWF32benzaldehyde31biographizedUK30bolshevizing30breathalyzednot in WWF30biographizesUK29breathalyzerUK29breathalyzesnot in WWF29benzoapyrene28benzophenone28
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benzopyrenesnot in WWF28bowdlerizing28benzylidinesUK27biohazardousnot in WWF27bowdlerizers27bedizenments26bilharziases26bilharziasis26bilharziosesUK26bilharziosisUK26bipolarizing26bituminizing26blowzinessesUK26bastardizing25burglarizing25bestializing24bilingualizenot in WWF24burnettizingUK24banalizationUK23brazennesses23breezinesses23
C…
12-letter words with C (96)
Top score: CITIZENIZING, 33 points (tied with one other)
civilization★26computerized★28characterize★28colonization★23citizenizingUK33colloquizingUK33chalazogamicUK31cuckoldizingUK31czarevitches31conveyorized30copolymerize30cybercitizennot in WWF30cyclazocines30catechizingsUK29catholicized29
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chaptalizingnot in WWF29cinchonizingUK29commoditizednot in WWF29conveyorizes29catholicizes28chloridizingUK28citizenships28collectivize28commoditizesnot in WWF28communalized28cosmeticized28cryptozoitesUK28cyclizations28capercailzie27carbimazolesUK27catheterized27channelizing27chlorinizingUK27chronologizenot in WWF27civilianized27communalizerUK27communalizes27computerizes27contemporize27cosmeticizes27criticizable27crystalizing27crystallized27customizablenot in WWF27cannibalized26capitalizing26caramelizing26catabolizing26catheterizes26chorizationsUK26chorizontistUK26cinematizing26circularized26civilianizes26classicizing26coleorrhizaeUK26concertizing26concretizing26conservatize26corporatizednot in WWF26criminalized26crystalizersUK26crystallizer26crystallizes26calendarizedUK25cannibalizes25catalogizingUK25cataloguizedUK25categorizing25circularizerUK25circularizes25clotrimazolenot in WWF25conscientizeUK25cordializingUK25corporatizesnot in WWF25corporealizeUK25criminalizes25calendarizesUK24canisterizedUK24cataloguizesUK24centralizing24citizenisingUK24colonialized24canalization23canisterizesUK23canonization23centralizers23cinnarizinesUK23citizenesses23citizenliestUK23colonializes23colorization23containerize23creolization23curarization23cutinizationUK23
D…
12-letter words with D (138)
Top score: DEOXYGENIZED, 34 points
deoxygenizedUK34decitizenizeUK33deoxygenizesUK33dehypnotizedUK31diphthongize31dehypnotizesUK30desexualized30dichotomized30decommunizedUK29depolymerize29desexualizes29dichotomizes29decivilizingUK28decommunizesUK28deepfreezingnot in WWF28
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defeminizing28defibrinizedUK28deformalized28dehumanizing28devocalizing28dockizationsUK28dealcoholizeUK27decarbonized27decarburized27decerebrizedUK27decimalizing27defeudalizedUK27defibrinizesUK27deformalizes27demobilizing27democratized27denizenshipsnot in WWF27depauperizedUK27desulphurizenot in WWF27diazomethaneUK27dibenzofuran27diplomatizedUK27disharmonize27domesticizedUK27decapitalizeUK26decarbonizer26decarbonizes26decarburizes26decerebrizesUK26dedramatizedUK26defeudalizesUK26definitizing26deglamorized26demagnetized26demobilizersnot in WWF26democratizer26democratizes26depauperizesUK26depoliticize26derecognizedUK26derivatizing26desilverizedUK26desulfurized26dethronizingUK26devalorizingUK26devitalizing26diplomatizesUK26dispauperizeUK26disthronizedUK26domesticizesUK26dramatizable26decartelizedUK25decasualizedUK25decolonizing25decolorizing25decolourizednot in WWF25dedramatizesUK25degenderizednot in WWF25deglamorizes25delabializednot in WWF25delegitimizenot in WWF25delocalizing25demagnetizer25demagnetizes25demonetizing25demoralizing25demutualizednot in WWF25depolarizing25deracializedUK25derecognizesUK25desacralized25desilverizesUK25destabilized25destigmatizenot in WWF25desulfurizerUK25desulfurizes25detribalized25dialyzationsUK25diezeugmenonUK25disauthorizeUK25disthronizesUK25divinizationnot in WWF25dolomitizing25decartelizesUK24decasualizesUK24decentralize24decitizeniseUK24decolorizers24decolourizerUK24decolourizesnot in WWF24degenderizesnot in WWF24delabializesnot in WWF24demilitarize24demineralize24demonetarizeUK24demonization24demoralizers24demutualizesnot in WWF24denuclearize24depolarizers24depressurize24deputization24deracializesUK24desacralizes24destabilizerUK24destabilizes24detribalizes24diagonalized24digitalizing24dimerization24disorganized24dissocializeUK24denaturizingUK23desalinizing23desensitized23diagonalizes23digitization23disorganizerUK23disorganizes23deionization22denaturalize22desensitizer22desensitizes22
E…
12-letter words with E (63)
Top score: EMBEZZLEMENT, 36 points. the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually…
equalization★30extravaganza★32embezzlement36extemporized33extemporizer32extemporizes32eschscholziaUK31effeminizingUK30excursionizeUK30ethylbenzene29exteriorized29externalized29emblematized28episcopizingUK28etymologized28
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exteriorizes28externalizes28electrolyzed27emblazonment27emblematizes27enzymologies27enzymologist27epithelizing27estheticizednot in WWF27etymologizes27euhemerizingUK27economizingsnot in WWF26electrolyzernot in WWF26electrolyzes26enzooticallyUK26estheticizesnot in WWF26evangelizing26emblazonries25embolization25enigmatizingUK25enthronizingUK25epiloguizingUK25etherealized25euthanatized25evangelizersnot in WWF25eventualizedUK25elasticizingUK24emulsionizedUK24encarnalizedUK24entomologizeUK24epistolizingUK24etherealizes24etherization24euthanatizes24eventualizesUK24emotionalize23emulsionizesUK23encarnalizesUK23endenizeningUK23estramazonesUK23earlierizingUK22editorialize22energization22eternalizing22erotizations21essentialize21esterizationUK21eternization21
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12-letter words with F (37)
Top score: FRIZZINESSES, 33 points. the quality of being frizzy
feminization★26frizzinesses33fluphenazine29foolhardizesUK28formalizable28fragmentized28familiarized27fanaticizing27fictionizing27formularized27fractionizedUK27fragmentizes27frowzinessesnot in WWF27factionalizeUK26familiarizerUK26
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familiarizes26federalizing26fertilizable26fiberization26fictionalize26fluconazolesnot in WWF26fluoridizingUK26focalization26formularizer26formularizes26fossilizableUK26fractionizesUK26francizationnot in WWF26faradizationUK25fluidization25fraternizing25furazolidone25fustianizingUK25finalization24fraternizers24frouzinessesUK24frozennesses24
G…
12-letter words with G (30)
Top score: GEMFIBROZILS, 29 points. medication (trade name Lopid) used to lower the levels of triglyceride in the blood
H…
12-letter words with H (53)
Top score: HYDROXYZINES, 38 points. a drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and…
horizontally★27hospitalized★27hydroxyzines38hexametrizedUK34hexametrizesUK33homozygosity33homozygously33hydrolyzable33hypothesized33hypothetizedUK33hybridizablenot in WWF32hyperbolized32hypothesizernot in WWF32hypothesizes32hypothetizesUK32
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hydrolyzates31hyperbolizes31hypnoidizingUK31hypnotizable31hemodialyzerUK30hierarchized30hydrogenizedUK30hydrozinciteUK30hypostasizednot in WWF30hypostatized30hibernicizedUK29hierarchizes29hispanicizedUK29hydrogenizesUK29hypostasizesnot in WWF29hypostatizes29harmonizableUK28heathenizing28heterozygote28heterozygous28hibernicizesUK28hispanicizesUK28homogenizing28homologizing28hydralazines28heparinizingnot in WWF27historicized27homogenizers27homologizers27hansardizingUK26haussmannizeUK26hebraization26hepatizationUK26hispaniolizeUK26historicizes26hominization26hospitalizes26humanization26
I…
12-letter words with I (39)
Top score: IMMOBILIZING, 28 points (tied with one other). to make immobile
immunization★25immobilizing28isoenzymatic28immobilizers27incentivizednot in WWF27infamonizingUK27informatizedUK27isochronizedUK27immiserizingUK26immortalized26imperializednot in WWF26incentivizesnot in WWF26incognizableUK26incognizance26informatizesUK26
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isochronizesUK26immortalizer25immortalizes25imperializesnot in WWF25infantilized25ideologizing24indigenizing24infantilizes24idolatrizingUK23illegalizing23illiberalizeUK23insolubilize23irrealizableUK23itemizations23idealization22idolatrizersUK22idolizations22initializing22interiorized22internalized22iridizationsUK22italianizing22interiorizes21internalizes21
J…
12-letter words with J (3)
Top score: JEOPARDIZING, 32 points. to put in jeopardy
K…
12-letter words with K (5)
Top score: KATZENJAMMER, 36 points. disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol)
L…
12-letter words with L (25)
Top score: LEXICALIZING, 31 points. to make lexical
M…
12-letter words with M (75)
Top score: MOORBUZZARDS, 35 points
mobilization★25minimization★25moorbuzzardsUK35mezzotintingnot in WWF33muzzleloadernot in WWF33maximization32mezzotintersUK32mythologized31mechanizable30merchandized30misemphasize30mythologizer30mythologizes30macadamizing29mathematized29
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merchandizerUK29merchandizes29monarchizingUK29macadamizersUK28mathematizes28medievalizednot in WWF28multienzymesnot in WWF28mangelwurzelUK27medicalizingnot in WWF27medievalizesnot in WWF27metathesizednot in WWF27mithridatizeUK27moralizinglynot in WWF27municipalize27mylonitizingUK27magnetizable26marzipanningnot in WWF26masculinized26memorialized26metabolizing26metathesizesnot in WWF26monopolizing26musicalizing26marginalized25masculinizes25memorializernot in WWF25memorializes25memorization25mercurializeUK25mongrelizing25monologizingnot in WWF25monologuizedUK25monopolizers25mutagenizingUK25maderizationnot in WWF24marginalizes24materialized24metastasized24militarizing24mineralizing24mineralogizeUK24miniaturized24missionizing24moisturizing24mongrelizersUK24monologuizesUK24monotonizingUK24materializer23materializes23melanization23metalizationUK23metastasizes23mineralizers23miniaturizes23missionarizeUK23missionizers23moisturizers23monetization23moralization23motorization23
N…
12-letter words with N (31)
Top score: NAPHTHALIZED, 30 points (tied with one other)
O…
12-letter words with O (23)
Top score: OBJECTIVIZED, 36 points. to make objective
P…
12-letter words with P (122)
Top score: PUZZLEHEADED, 37 points. muddled, full of confused ideas
personalized★24polarization★23puzzleheaded37photooxidize34phagocytized33peroxidizingUK32phagocytizes32phosphatized32phosphorizedUK32physicalizednot in WWF32psychologize32philosophize31phonemicizednot in WWF31phosphatizes31phosphorizesUK31
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photolyzable31physicalizesnot in WWF31pancreozymin30paralyzingly30parchmentizeUK30phlebotomizenot in WWF30phonemicizesnot in WWF30polygamizing30prizefighter30parfocalized29phenomenizedUK29phoneticizedUK29plasmolyzing29polymerizing29prophesizingnot in WWF29propylitizedUK29panegyrizingnot in WWF28parfocalizes28parochializeUK28partizanshipUK28pathologizednot in WWF28perphenazine28phenomenizesUK28phoneticizesUK28polemicizing28promethazinenot in WWF28propylitizesUK28pulverizable28paleozoology27pathologizesnot in WWF27pedanticizedUK27photoionized27phrenologizeUK27pilgrimizingUK27pragmatizingUK27precognizingUK27privatdozent27prizewinning27problematizenot in WWF27procarbazine27propagandize27proselytized27protozoology27psalmodizingUK27parabolizingUK26paralyzation26parametrized26parenthesize26peculiarizedUK26pedanticizesUK26penelopizingUK26phenarsazineUK26photoionizes26plasticizing26plebeianizedUK26politicizing26popularizing26pragmatizersUK26preauthorizenot in WWF26precognizantUK26prizewinners26proctorizingUK26prodigalizedUK26proselytizer26proselytizes26protocolizedUK26paralogizingUK25parameterize25parametrizes25pectizationsUK25peculiarizesUK25pentazocines25peptizationsUK25pictorialize25piezometriesUK25plagiarizing25plasticizers25plebeianizesUK25politicalize25popularizers25porcelainize25porcellanizeUK25prodigalizesUK25prologuizing25protocolizesUK25paganizationUK24palatalizing24parallelizedUK24parasitizing24partializingUK24pasteurizing24patrializingUK24pelletizingsnot in WWF24plagiarizers24prenasalizednot in WWF24pressurizing24prioritizing24prussianized24puritanizingUK24parallelizesUK23pasteurizers23penalization23personalizes23prenasalizesnot in WWF23pressurizers23presterilize23prussianizes23
Q…
12-letter words with Q (4)
Top score: QUIZZICALITY, 44 points. the property of being quizzical
R…
12-letter words with R (84)
Top score: RAZZMATAZZES, 50 points. any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent
recognizable★26razzmatazzes50rejuvenizingUK32rehypnotized30rhizophagousUK30recognizably29reemphasized29rehypnotizes29retexturizednot in WWF29revictimizednot in WWF29rhizophilousUK29rhizospheres29reemphasizes28retexturizesnot in WWF28revictimizesnot in WWF28
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rhapsodizing28rhizocarpousUK28reharmonizednot in WWF27rehumanizing27reprivatized27resynthesize27rhizogeneticUK27readvertizedUK26recognizance26reflectorize26reharmonizesnot in WWF26remobilizing26rendezvoused26reprivatizes26rhizoctonias26rightsizingsnot in WWF26romanticized26racemization25radicalizing25readvertizesUK25reauthorized25recapitalize25relativizing25rendezvouses25repopularize25retheorizingnot in WWF25revalorizing25revisualizednot in WWF25revitalizing25romanticizes25reauthorizes24recanalizing24recategorizenot in WWF24recolonizing24relegitimizenot in WWF24remonetizing24remoralizingUK24renormalizedUK24repolarizing24resocialized24restabilized24revisualizesnot in WWF24recentralizenot in WWF23reenergizing23regionalized23regularizing23religionizedUK23remilitarize23remineralizenot in WWF23renormalizesUK23reorganizing23repressurize23resocializes23restabilizes23robotization23roentgenizedUK23romanization23rontgenizingUK23rationalized22regionalizes22religionizesUK22reorganizers22resensitized22roentgenizesUK22rationalizer21rationalizes21realizations21resensitizes21ruralizationnot in WWF21
S…
12-letter words with S (125)
Top score: SQUEEZEBOXES, 39 points. an accordion
specializing★26standardized★24synchronized★30squeezeboxesnot in WWF39schemozzlingUK38showbizziestnot in WWF38schizophyticUK36schizothymicUK36shlemozzlingUK36subjectivize35schizophytesUK34schizothymiaUK34schizomyceteUK33schizocarpicUK32scuzzinessesnot in WWF32
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somniloquizeUK32sympathizing32schizophrene31schmoozefestnot in WWF31soliloquized31sycophantizeUK31sympathizers31snazzinessesnot in WWF30soliloquizer30soliloquizes30symptomatizeUK30synonymizing30saccharizingUK29schematizing29schismatized29schizopodousUK29subcivilizedUK29subvocalized29symmetrizing29synchronizer29synchronizes29schismatizes28schmaltziest28spheroidizedUK28suboptimized28subvocalizes28synthesizing28synthetizingUK28schillerizedUK27schizogonies27schizogonous27spermatozoicUK27spheroidizesUK27suboptimizes27sulphurizingnot in WWF27summarizable27syncretizing27synthesizers27synthetizersUK27systematized27schillerizesUK26sherardizingUK26skeletonized26spermatozoid26subsidizableUK26suburbanized26systematizer26systematizes26scandalizing25skeletonizer25skeletonizes25sluggardizedUK25socializableUK25southernizedUK25specializersUK25spermatozoal25spermatozoan25spermatozoon25stigmatizing25suburbanizes25sulfadiazine25superbazaarsUK25sanctuarizedUK24scandalizersUK24sclerotizingUK24scrutinizing24sectionizingUK24secularizing24securitizing24sermonizingsUK24serpentizingUK24sluggardizesUK24socializingsUK24solubilizing24southernizesUK24spaniolizingUK24spatializingnot in WWF24stigmatizersUK24stylizations24sanctuarizesUK23scrutinizers23sectarianize23sectionalizenot in WWF23secularizers23serpentinizeUK23singularized23sizeablenessUK23slenderizing23sloganizingsUK23solmizations23somatizationnot in WWF23spiritualize23splenizationUK23stabilizatorUK23standardizerUK23standardizes23sterilizablenot in WWF23strategizing23suberization23satellitizedUK22sensualizing22singularizes22salinization21sanitization21satellitizesUK21satirizationnot in WWF21sleazinesses21solarization21solonizationUK21suzerainties21
T…
12-letter words with T (47)
Top score: THYMECTOMIZE, 33 points. to perform a thymectomy on
thymectomize33taxidermizedUK32taxidermizesUK31tranquilized31theosophizedUK30tranquilizer30tranquilizes30tranquillize30technicizingUK29textualizingnot in WWF29theosophizesUK29tzarevitchesnot in WWF29technicalize28trichotomizeUK28technologize27
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telepathizedUK27theatricizedUK27thermalizing27tocilizumabsnot in WWF27trapezohedra27trichinizing27telepathizesUK26temporalized26temporizingsUK26theatricizesUK26theologizing26trophozoites26tropicalized26tuberculizedUK26temporalizes25theologizers25thioridazine25trivializing25tropicalizes25tuberculizesUK25tabularizingUK24theorization24trailblazing24traumatizing24tautologizednot in WWF23tetrazoliums23trailblazers23tantalizingsUK22tautologizesnot in WWF22tetanization21totalizationnot in WWF21totalizators21
U…
12-letter words with U (44)
Top score: UNHYDROLYZED, 32 points. not hydrolyzed
unauthorized★25unhydrolyzed32unemphasizedUK29unmechanized29unmechanizesUK28unmethodizedUK28unpublicized28uncapsizableUK27unformalizedUK27unhumanizingUK27unverbalized27unadvertizedUK26unanalyzable26unappetizing26unfeudalizedUK26
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unvulgarizedUK26underprizingUK25undramatized25unfertilized25unfeudalizesUK25unfossilizedUK25unglamorized25unmodernized25unrecognized25unsubsidized25unvulgarizesUK25uncanonizingUK24universalize24unmoralizingUK24unpatronizedUK24unsocializedUK24unstabilizednot in WWF24utopianizingUK24unrealizable23urbanization23utopianizersUK23underutilize22unsensitized22unsterilized22unionization21unitizations21unnaturalizeUK21unsensualizeUK21utilizations21
V…
12-letter words with V (21)
Top score: VAGABONDIZED, 29 points (tied with one other)
W…
12-letter words with W (5)
Top score: WEATHERIZING, 28 points. to make ready for bad weather
Z…
12-letter words with Z (43)
Top score: ZWISCHENZUGS, 39 points. plural of zwischenzug
zwischenzugsUK39zanthoxylumsUK36zygapophyses35zygapophysis35zygomorphismUK34zigzaggeriesUK33zinjanthropiUK33zoophytologyUK33zygodactylicUK33zymotechnicsUK33zygomorphies32zygomorphousUK32zygomycetousUK32zincographicUK31zoochemistryUK31
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zoogeography31zooxanthella31zoomorphismsnot in WWF30zoopathologyUK30zincographerUK29zoographicalUK29zygocactusesUK29zootechnical28zootomicallyUK28zymosimetersUK28zalambdodontUK27zantedeschiaUK27zoographistsUK27zoologically27zooplankters27zooplanktons27zoospermaticUK27zeptosecondsnot in WWF26zoanthropiesUK26zoograftingsUK26zoomagnetismUK26zootherapiesUK26zwitterionic26zalcitabinesnot in WWF25zoantharians24zoosporangia24zeitgeistiernot in WWF22zillionaires21
About these words
- 1,223 of the 21,965 12-letter words have the letter Z (6%).
- 815 are good in NWL2023, 1,166 in Collins Scrabble Words, 805 in WOW24 and 677 in the Words With Friends list. 23 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, razzmatazzes scores the most (50), then quizzicality (44), then quizzinesses, squeezeboxes and zwischenzugs (39 each).