Is PURIFYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PURIFYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PURIFYING mean?
- adjective
serving to purge or rid of sin
“purgatorial rites”
- adjective
freeing from noxious matter
“filtration is a purifying agent”
- adjective
acting like an antiseptic
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + F (4) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 18 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 PURIFYING
PURIFYING 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 PURIFYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- nigrify14
- purify14
- fringy13
- frying13
- ignify13
- prying12
- gripy11
- unify11
- firing10
- fury10
- riping9
- urping9
- fungi9
- pfui9
- piny9
- puny9
- pyin9
- fry9
- gyp9
- piing8
- frig8
- frug8
- gyri8
- pry8
- yip8
- yup8
- purin7
- unrip7
- firn7
- grip7
- ping7
- prig7
- pung7
- fig7
- fug7
- gif7
- guy7
- iring6
- ruing6
- unrig6
- pirn6
- puri6
- fin6
- fir6
- fun6
- fur6
- gip6
- pig6
- pug6
- rif6
- ryu6
- yin6
- girn5
- grin5
- ring5
- rung5
- nip5
- pin5
- piu5
- pun5
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