Is DEFIBRILLATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEFIBRILLATING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEFIBRILLATING mean?
Defibrillating is a form of DEFIBRILLATE.
- verb
stop the fibrillation and restore normal contractions, usually by means of electric shocks
“The patient's heart had to be defibrillated to save his life”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
14
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + F (4) + I (1) + B (3) + R (1) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 21 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 DEFIBRILLATING
DEFIBRILLATING 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 DEFIBRILLATING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fibrillating18
- fibrillated17
- fireballing17
- fibrillate15
- grainfield15
- befalling15
- frangible15
- airlifting14
- redbaiting14
- deflating14
- fangirled14
- fibrillae14
- filtrable14
- gratified14
- ingrafted14
- lignified14
- nigrified14
- birdlife14
- briefing14
- findable14
- giftable14
- liberating13
- airlifted13
- birdieing13
- dirigible13
- faltering13
- fellating13
- filiating13
- filleting13
- filtering13
- flatlined13
- nitrified13
- refalling13
- refilling13
- reflating13
- defiling13
- drafting13
- driftage13
- drifting13
- fibrilla13
- fielding13
- finagled13
- fireball13
- ignified13
- liftable13
- barfing13
- fabling13
- fatberg13
- fatbird13
- filibeg13
- flatbed13
- redialling12
- antilifer12
- billeting12
- brailling12
- flatliner12
- ignitable12
- ignitible12
- libidinal12
- librating12
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