Is DEFEMINIZING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEFEMINIZING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 28 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEFEMINIZING mean?
Defeminizing is a form of DEFEMINIZE.
- verb
remove the ovaries of (female mammals such as cats)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
28
Scrabble
32
Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + F (4) + E (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + Z (10) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 28 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 DEFEMINIZING
DEFEMINIZING 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 DEFEMINIZING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- feminizing25
- feminized24
- feminize22
- indigenize21
- feezing20
- dizening19
- denizen17
- zinged17
- mizen16
- dizen15
- meze15
- fez15
- fiz15
- minified14
- geez14
- zing14
- defining13
- feminine13
- ignified13
- zein13
- zine13
- zed13
- zig13
- demining12
- emending12
- feeding12
- feigned12
- feminie12
- fending12
- finding12
- zee12
- zen12
- zin12
- deeming11
- mending11
- minding11
- indigene10
- define10
- feeing10
- fening10
- fining10
- finned10
- infeed10
- fidge10
- engined9
- indigen9
- needing9
- mining9
- feign9
- fiend9
- fined9
- midge9
- feme9
- dieing8
- dining8
- ending8
- genned8
- ginned8
- indign8
- meinie8
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