Is PETRIFACTIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PETRIFACTIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PETRIFACTIONS mean?
Petrifactions is a form of PETRIFACTION.
- noun
the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
- noun
a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
13
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + F (4) + A (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 20 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 PETRIFACTIONS
PETRIFACTIONS 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 PETRIFACTIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- petrifaction19
- pontificates19
- pontificate18
- proficients18
- opacifiers17
- pontifices17
- proficient17
- crepitations16
- profanities16
- opacifier16
- opacifies16
- pacifiers16
- saporific16
- crepitation15
- fornicates15
- sanctifier15
- saponifier15
- forcipes15
- pacifier15
- pacifies15
- pacifist15
- pontific15
- postface15
- scarfpin15
- antipoetic14
- antiseptic14
- ascription14
- constipate14
- introspect14
- isentropic14
- nepotistic14
- psittacine14
- speciation14
- aperitifs14
- artifices14
- carnifies14
- cornifies14
- craftiest14
- factories14
- factorise14
- fornicate14
- foscarnet14
- fractions14
- frictions14
- infectors14
- panfortes14
- pinafores14
- transfect14
- trifectas14
- forceps14
- creationist13
- recitations13
- caponiers13
- coparents13
- crepitant13
- epinastic13
- epistatic13
- inceptors13
- inspector13
- opacities13
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