Is PUTREFYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PUTREFYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PUTREFYING mean?
Putrefying is a form of PUTREFY.
- verb
become putrid; decay with an offensive smell
“organic matter putrefies”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + U (1) + T (1) + R (1) + E (1) + F (4) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 19 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 PUTREFYING
PUTREFYING 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 PUTREFYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gentrify15
- petrify15
- putrefy15
- retyping14
- purify14
- preying13
- reunify13
- fringy13
- frying13
- refuting12
- turnipy12
- ferity12
- finery12
- fruity12
- gripey12
- prying12
- typing12
- erupting11
- reputing11
- gunfire11
- retying11
- turfing11
- penury11
- pinery11
- pruney11
- purity11
- pyrite11
- typier11
- ferny11
- fiery11
- gripy11
- nifty11
- reify11
- treyf11
- turfy11
- unify11
- feting10
- feuing10
- figure10
- finger10
- fringe10
- gentry10
- gurney10
- regift10
- trying10
- tyring10
- piety10
- piney10
- punty10
- purty10
- fury10
- guinep9
- nitery9
- pignut9
- pinger9
- repugn9
- upgirt9
- urping9
- eying9
- feign9
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