Is MORTIFYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MORTIFYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MORTIFYING mean?
- adjective
causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation
“the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles”
- adjective
causing awareness of your shortcomings
“golf is a humbling game”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + F (4) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 19 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 MORTIFYING
MORTIFYING 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 MORTIFYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- mortify15
- nigrify14
- minify14
- minority13
- firming13
- forming13
- introfy13
- nitrify13
- fringy13
- frying13
- ignify13
- notify12
- tonify12
- rifting11
- infirm11
- inform11
- forty11
- goyim11
- grimy11
- mingy11
- nifty11
- fogy11
- mitring10
- firing10
- toying10
- trying10
- tyring10
- yogini10
- minty10
- monty10
- motif10
- finito9
- forint9
- miring9
- riming9
- timing9
- gonif9
- grift9
- gyron9
- tying9
- yogin9
- firm9
- form9
- from9
- miry9
- mity9
- mony9
- rimy9
- foy9
- fry9
- gym9
- ignitor8
- rioting8
- front8
- irony8
- tiyin8
- frig8
- frog8
- gift8
- gory8
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