Is LAPIDIFYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LAPIDIFYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LAPIDIFYING mean?
Lapidifying is a form of LAPIDIFY.
- verb
change into stone
“the wood petrified with time”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
11
Letters
L (1) + A (1) + P (3) + I (1) + D (2) + I (1) + F (4) + Y (4) + 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 LAPIDIFYING
LAPIDIFYING 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 LAPIDIFYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lapidify17
- pygidial15
- dignify15
- flaying14
- lignify14
- pygidia14
- gadfly14
- playing13
- faying13
- flying13
- ignify13
- nidify13
- dingily12
- paying12
- plying12
- failing11
- dangly11
- fading11
- pandy11
- filing10
- gainly10
- laying10
- pidgin10
- dingy10
- dying10
- glady10
- pilaf10
- flay10
- gapy10
- dialing9
- gliadin9
- finial9
- paling9
- piling9
- daily9
- fagin9
- fling9
- gaily9
- lindy9
- lingy9
- lying9
- flap9
- flip9
- paly9
- pily9
- piny9
- play9
- pyin9
- fay9
- fly9
- gyp9
- aiding8
- idling8
- lading8
- ligand8
- aping8
- final8
- inlay8
- layin8
- lipid8
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