Is CLARIFYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLARIFYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLARIFYING mean?
- adjective
that makes clear
“a clarifying example”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + L (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + F (4) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 19 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 CLARIFYING
CLARIFYING 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 CLARIFYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- carnify15
- clarify15
- fancily15
- caringly14
- flaying14
- fraying14
- lignify14
- nigrify14
- claying13
- farcing13
- faying13
- flying13
- fringy13
- frying13
- ignify13
- fancy13
- farcy13
- ciliary12
- finical12
- cagily12
- clingy12
- cringy12
- crying12
- facing12
- fairly12
- glycan12
- glycin12
- angrily11
- failing11
- fairing11
- fangirl11
- flaring11
- rifling11
- cairny11
- racily11
- fairy11
- carling10
- rainily10
- faring10
- filing10
- firing10
- gainly10
- glairy10
- gnarly10
- grainy10
- laying10
- raying10
- calif10
- carny10
- clary10
- farci10
- ficin10
- finca10
- franc10
- icily10
- lycra10
- lyric10
- cagy10
- flay10
- fray10
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