Is FACELIFTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FACELIFTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FACELIFTING mean?
Facelifting is a form of FACELIFT.
- noun
plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
“some actresses have more than one face lift”
- noun
a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes
“give your home a facelift”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 20
- Words With Friends
- n/a
- Letters
- 11
F (4) + A (1) + C (3) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + F (4) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 20 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- 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.
Hooks for FACELIFTING
FACELIFTING 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 FACELIFTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- afflicting19
- affecting18
- effacing17
- facelift16
- effigial15
- afflict15
- caffein15
- caitiff15
- clefting14
- faceting14
- tiffing14
- affect14
- fanfic14
- effing13
- fifing13
- cliff13
- genitalic12
- fileting12
- fictile12
- finical12
- inflect12
- inflict12
- affine12
- facing12
- tiffin12
- gaffe12
- gliff12
- caff12
- antilife11
- cleating11
- failing11
- fatling11
- felting11
- finagle11
- fliting11
- leafing11
- lifting11
- facile11
- fecial11
- fiance11
- infect11
- gaff11
- angelic10
- anglice10
- catling10
- ceiling10
- filiate10
- galenic10
- inflate10
- tailfin10
- talcing10
- fating10
- feting10
- filing10
- flange10
- calif10
- cleft10
- clift10
- facet10
- fecal10
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