Is SANCTIFY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SANCTIFY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SANCTIFY mean?
- verb
render holy by means of religious rites
- verb
make pure or free from sin or guilt
“he left the monastery purified”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + F (4) + Y (4) = 16 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 SANCTIFY
SANCTIFY 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 SANCTIFY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fancy13
- fincas11
- scanty11
- nifty11
- canty10
- cyans10
- facts10
- finca10
- fays10
- faints9
- sanity9
- satiny9
- cafs9
- cays9
- city9
- cyan9
- cyst9
- fact9
- fisc9
- sync9
- fay9
- actins8
- antics8
- nastic8
- antsy8
- ayins8
- faint8
- fiats8
- naifs8
- nasty8
- tansy8
- tiyns8
- tyins8
- caf8
- cay8
- icy8
- actin7
- antic7
- cains7
- canst7
- cants7
- scant7
- ayin7
- fain7
- fans7
- fast7
- fats7
- fiat7
- fins7
- fist7
- fits7
- naif7
- nays7
- sift7
- stay7
- tiny7
- tiyn7
- tyin7
- yins7
- acts6
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