Is ESTERIFYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ESTERIFYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ESTERIFYING mean?
Esterifying is a form of ESTERIFY.
- verb
change (a compound) into an ester
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + F (4) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 ESTERIFYING
ESTERIFYING 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 ESTERIFYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gentrify15
- reifying15
- gentrifies14
- esterify14
- resinify14
- nigrify14
- signify14
- festering13
- fringiest13
- resifting13
- nitrify13
- fringy13
- frying13
- ignify13
- feigners12
- figtrees12
- feisty12
- ferity12
- feyest12
- finery12
- feistier11
- ferities11
- ferniest11
- fieriest11
- fineries11
- infester11
- serenity11
- feigner11
- figtree11
- fingers11
- firings11
- fisting11
- freeing11
- fringes11
- giftees11
- greyest11
- gyrenes11
- reefing11
- regifts11
- retying11
- rifting11
- sifting11
- stringy11
- syringe11
- yeeting11
- ferny11
- feyer11
- fiery11
- nifty11
- reefy11
- reify11
- treyf11
- reignites10
- finites10
- niftier10
- nifties10
- refines10
- reifies10
- snifter10
- styrene10
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