Is SANCTIFYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SANCTIFYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SANCTIFYING mean?
Sanctifying is a form of SANCTIFY.
- 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
20
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + F (4) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 SANCTIFYING
SANCTIFYING 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 SANCTIFYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fancying17
- sanctify16
- infancy15
- signify14
- citify14
- caninity13
- instancy13
- facings13
- syncing13
- faying13
- gasify13
- ignify13
- fancy13
- fainting12
- cyanins12
- facing12
- incasing11
- insanity11
- scanting11
- fasting11
- finings11
- fisting11
- sifting11
- staying11
- stygian11
- cyanin11
- ficins11
- fincas11
- fistic11
- scanty11
- fanny11
- finny11
- nifty11
- actings10
- canings10
- canting10
- casting10
- inanity10
- infants10
- angsty10
- fagins10
- fating10
- fining10
- saying10
- stingy10
- stying10
- tyning10
- canny10
- canty10
- cyans10
- facts10
- ficin10
- finca10
- cagy10
- fays10
- sainting9
- satining9
- staining9
- incants9
- niacins9
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