Words Containing ORIZES

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing ORIZES?

EXTEMPORIZES is worth 32 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PHOSPHORIZES (31), CONVEYORIZES (29), OVERGLAMORIZES (29).

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All Words Containing ORIZES 44 words

How often does ORIZES appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 44 words containing ORIZES. Most are 9 letters long, they average 23.1 points, the best is EXTEMPORIZES (32 points) and 100% end in S.

Total words: 44
Most common length: 9 letters; 11 words
Average Scrabble score: 23.1; out of 32 max
Longest word: OVERGLAMORIZES; 14 letters
Most common ending: S; 100% of words

Most common last letters

s 100%

Top vowel pairs

au6.8%
eo4.5%
io4.5%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

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Highest-scoring word containing ORIZES

e ₁x ₈t ₁e ₁m ₃p ₃o ₁r ₁i ₁z ₁₀e ₁s ₁

E 1 + X 8 + T 1 + E 1 + M 3 + P 3 + O 1 + R 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + E 1 + S 1 = 32 points

Double word: 64 pts
Triple word: 96 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

extemporizes

Form of extemporize

verbmanage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand“after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks”
verbperform without preparation“he extemporized a speech at the wedding”

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