Is BASIFYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BASIFYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BASIFYING mean?
Basifying is a form of BASIFY.
- verb
turn basic and less acidic
“the solution alkalized”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + S (1) + I (1) + F (4) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 BASIFYING
BASIFYING 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 BASIFYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- signify14
- basify14
- faying13
- gasify13
- ignify13
- abying12
- baying12
- biasing10
- fagins10
- saying10
- fays10
- gaby10
- basing9
- fagin9
- fangs9
- yagis9
- yangs9
- abys9
- bays9
- fabs9
- fibs9
- inby9
- fay9
- ayins8
- bangs8
- finis8
- naifs8
- fags8
- fang8
- figs8
- gays8
- gifs8
- sagy8
- yagi8
- yags8
- yang8
- aby8
- bay8
- bys8
- fab8
- fib8
- basin7
- nabis7
- sabin7
- ayin7
- bags7
- bang7
- bigs7
- bing7
- fain7
- fans7
- fins7
- gabs7
- gibs7
- naif7
- nays7
- yins7
- fag7
- fig7
- gay7
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