Is CLASSIFYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CLASSIFYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CLASSIFYING mean?
Classifying is a form of CLASSIFY.
- verb
arrange or order by classes or categories
“How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?”
- verb
declare unavailable, as for security reasons
“Classify these documents”
- verb
assign to a class or kind
“How should algae be classified?”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + L (1) + A (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + F (4) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 20 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 CLASSIFYING
CLASSIFYING 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 CLASSIFYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- salifying16
- classify16
- fancily15
- flaying14
- flyings14
- lignify14
- signify14
- claying13
- facings13
- glycans13
- glycins13
- salsify13
- faying13
- flying13
- gasify13
- ignify13
- fancy13
- failings12
- slayings12
- finical12
- fiscals12
- cagily12
- clingy12
- facing12
- glycan12
- glycin12
- salify12
- classing11
- scalings11
- failing11
- filings11
- gassily11
- sayings11
- slaying11
- califs11
- classy11
- ficins11
- fincas11
- fiscal11
- flays11
- salicins10
- casings10
- finalis10
- finials10
- lacings10
- scaling10
- slicing10
- fagins10
- filing10
- flings10
- gainly10
- glassy10
- laying10
- lyings10
- lysing10
- saying10
- singly10
- slangy10
- syngas10
- acyls10
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