Is CERTIFICATORY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CERTIFICATORY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CERTIFICATORY mean?
- adjective
serving to certify or endorse authoritatively
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
13
Letters
C (3) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + F (4) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 23 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 CERTIFICATORY
CERTIFICATORY 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 CERTIFICATORY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- facticity19
- feracity16
- ferocity16
- carrycot15
- acetify15
- certify15
- factory15
- rectify15
- artificer14
- factice14
- citify14
- crafty14
- corticate13
- tricrotic13
- artifice13
- atrocity13
- citatory13
- craftier13
- ferritic13
- terrific13
- trifecta13
- forayer13
- terrify13
- torrefy13
- torrify13
- cecity13
- farcy13
- trictrac12
- carroty12
- cattery12
- crafter12
- crofter12
- orifice12
- rectory12
- refract12
- tracery12
- tricity12
- aerify12
- ferity12
- fretty12
- friary12
- orfray12
- rarefy12
- rarify12
- ratify12
- treyfa12
- fyce12
- ratifier11
- retrofit11
- tertiary11
- triforia11
- acrotic11
- cerotic11
- correct11
- ectatic11
- icteric11
- orectic11
- toccate11
- factor11
- farcer11
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