Is AMPLIFYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AMPLIFYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AMPLIFYING mean?
Amplifying is a form of AMPLIFY.
- verb
increase in size, volume or significance
“Her terror was magnified in her mind”
- verb
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
“tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery”
- verb
exaggerate or make bigger
“The charges were inflated”
- verb
increase the volume of
“amplify sound”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 21
- Words With Friends
- 25
- Letters
- 10
A (1) + M (3) + P (3) + L (1) + I (1) + F (4) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for AMPLIFYING
AMPLIFYING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from AMPLIFYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- amplify17
- implying16
- magnify16
- gamify15
- flaying14
- lignify14
- family14
- flyman14
- infamy14
- minify14
- impaling13
- filming13
- flaming13
- mangily13
- mingily13
- playing13
- faying13
- flying13
- ignify13
- paynim13
- filmy13
- flamy13
- gimpy13
- pigmy13
- lamping12
- limping12
- palming12
- faming12
- gamily12
- maying12
- paying12
- plying12
- amply12
- imply12
- palmy12
- failing11
- amping11
- imping11
- magilp11
- mainly11
- mangy11
- mingy11
- mailing10
- filing10
- gainly10
- laying10
- filmi10
- glamp10
- manly10
- pilaf10
- flay10
- gamy10
- gapy10
- aiming9
- finial9
- laming9
- liming9
- lingam9
- malign9
- miling9
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