Is SCARIFIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCARIFIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCARIFIES mean?
Scarifies is a form of SCARIFY.
- verb
puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
“The men in some African tribes scarify their faces”
- verb
scratch the surface of
“scarify seeds”
- verb
break up
“scarify soil”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + I (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 SCARIFIES
SCARIFIES 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 SCARIFIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- farcies12
- fiacres12
- sferics12
- facers11
- facies11
- farces11
- farcie11
- fasces11
- fiacre11
- scarfs11
- fairies10
- fraises10
- cafes10
- facer10
- faces10
- farce10
- farci10
- fices10
- fiscs10
- scarf10
- ferias9
- fraise9
- frises9
- serifs9
- cafe9
- cafs9
- face9
- fice9
- fisc9
- caress8
- caries8
- carses8
- cerias8
- crases8
- crasis8
- crises8
- crisis8
- crissa8
- ericas8
- escars8
- saices8
- scares8
- scries8
- seracs8
- afire8
- fairs8
- fares8
- fears8
- feria8
- fiars8
- fires8
- frass8
- fries8
- frise8
- reifs8
- safer8
- safes8
- seifs8
- serfs8
- serif8
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