Is DESANCTIFYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DESANCTIFYING is a valid word in US Scrabble, worth 23 points.It is not valid in UK Scrabble.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
23
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
13
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + F (4) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 23 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Invalid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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.
Definition
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See the definition of DesanctifyingHooks for DESANCTIFYING
DESANCTIFYING 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 DESANCTIFYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sanctifying20
- acetifying19
- desanctify19
- syndicating18
- densifying18
- casefying18
- cityfied17
- fancying17
- sanctified16
- cyaniding16
- indigency16
- safetying16
- deifying16
- edifying16
- sanctify16
- acidify16
- asyndetic15
- cytidines15
- disinfect15
- encysting15
- facetings15
- infecting15
- intensify15
- syndicate15
- candying15
- decaying15
- defacing15
- dysgenic15
- identify15
- acetify15
- defying15
- dignify15
- fidgety15
- infancy15
- descanting14
- discanting14
- distancing14
- infancies14
- steadying14
- cyanides14
- cytidine14
- deficits14
- dynastic14
- enfacing14
- ensigncy14
- faceting14
- faciends14
- fencings14
- financed14
- syndetic14
- syngenic14
- tangency14
- densify14
- signify14
- casefy14
- citify14
- ascending13
- decanting13
- fastening13
- infesting13
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