Is INTENSIFY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INTENSIFY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INTENSIFY mean?
- verb
increase in extent or intensity
“The Allies escalated the bombing”
- verb
make more intense, stronger, or more marked
“The efforts were intensified”
- verb
become more intense
“The debate intensified”
- verb
make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + F (4) + Y (4) = 15 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 INTENSIFY
INTENSIFY 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 INTENSIFY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- feisty12
- finniest11
- fenny11
- finny11
- nifty11
- finites10
- nifties10
- feints9
- finest9
- finite9
- infest9
- ninety9
- tiyins9
- fey9
- feint8
- feist8
- fines8
- finis8
- neifs8
- tenny8
- tinny8
- tiyin8
- tiyns8
- tyins8
- tynes8
- yetis8
- intines7
- efts7
- fens7
- fest7
- fets7
- fine7
- fins7
- fist7
- fits7
- neif7
- seif7
- sift7
- snye7
- stey7
- stye7
- syne7
- tiny7
- tiyn7
- tyes7
- tyin7
- tyne7
- yens7
- yeti7
- yins7
- innies6
- intine6
- seniti6
- sennit6
- sinnet6
- tennis6
- efs6
- eft6
- fen6
- fes6
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