Is PUTREFACTIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PUTREFACTIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PUTREFACTIONS mean?
Putrefactions is a form of PUTREFACTION.
- noun
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
- noun
(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
- noun
moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
“the luxury and corruption among the upper classes”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
13
Letters
P (3) + U (1) + T (1) + R (1) + E (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 PUTREFACTIONS
PUTREFACTIONS 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 PUTREFACTIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- putrefaction19
- stupefaction19
- precautions15
- confitures15
- fornicates15
- furcations15
- forcipes15
- postface15
- prefocus15
- scarfpin15
- refutations14
- constipate14
- introspect14
- precaution14
- supertonic14
- confiture14
- confuters14
- craftiest14
- facetious14
- factories14
- factorise14
- fornicate14
- foscarnet14
- fractions14
- fractious14
- fruticose14
- furcation14
- infectors14
- infuscate14
- panfortes14
- perfusion14
- pinafores14
- transfect14
- trifectas14
- forceps14
- eructations13
- reputations13
- fortunates13
- refutation13
- caponiers13
- coparents13
- crepitant13
- croupiest13
- inceptors13
- inspector13
- operatics13
- outcapers13
- outprices13
- pectinous13
- pinaceous13
- pittances13
- portances13
- procaines13
- proscenia13
- prostatic13
- spectator13
- coinfers13
- confetti13
- confuter13
- confutes13
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