Is OSSIFYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OSSIFYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OSSIFYING mean?
Ossifying is a form of OSSIFY.
- verb
become bony
“The tissue ossified”
- verb
make rigid and set into a conventional pattern
“rigidify the training schedule”
- verb
cause to become hard and bony
“The disease ossified the tissue”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + F (4) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 16 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 OSSIFYING
OSSIFYING 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 OSSIFYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- signify14
- ignify13
- ossify12
- yoginis11
- fogy11
- fission10
- gonifs10
- yogini10
- yogins10
- foys10
- gonif9
- gynos9
- yogin9
- yogis9
- foy9
- finis8
- finos8
- foins8
- infos8
- noisy8
- sonsy8
- yonis8
- figs8
- fogs8
- gifs8
- goys8
- gyno8
- yogi8
- gnosis7
- fino7
- fins7
- foin7
- fons7
- foss7
- info7
- nosy7
- soys7
- yins7
- yoni7
- fig7
- fog7
- gif7
- goy7
- signs6
- sings6
- snogs6
- songs6
- fin6
- fon6
- ifs6
- soy6
- syn6
- yin6
- yon6
- gins5
- nogs5
- sign5
- sigs5
- sing5
- snog5
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