Is PUTREFIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PUTREFIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PUTREFIES mean?
Putrefies is a form of PUTREFY.
- verb
become putrid; decay with an offensive smell
“organic matter putrefies”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + U (1) + T (1) + R (1) + E (1) + F (4) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 PUTREFIES
PUTREFIES 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.
Anagrams of PUTREFIES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from PUTREFIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- stupefier14
- perfuse12
- presift12
- fustier10
- refutes10
- surfeit10
- peritus9
- pestier9
- reputes9
- respite9
- fester9
- firees9
- freest9
- frisee9
- frites9
- fruits9
- furies9
- refits9
- refuse9
- refute9
- resift9
- rifest9
- sifter9
- strife9
- pfui9
- erupts8
- esprit8
- peruse8
- pester8
- peters8
- preset8
- priest8
- purees8
- purest8
- purist8
- repute8
- ripest8
- rupees8
- sitrep8
- sprite8
- stripe8
- tripes8
- uprise8
- upstir8
- feist8
- feres8
- fetes8
- fetus8
- firee8
- fires8
- first8
- frees8
- frets8
- fries8
- frise8
- frits8
- fruit8
- fusee8
- reefs8
- refit8
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