Is SCARIFYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCARIFYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCARIFYING mean?
Scarifying 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
- Scrabble
- 19
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 10
S (1) + C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + I (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 SCARIFYING
SCARIFYING 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 SCARIFYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- frayings15
- carnify15
- scarify15
- scarfing14
- fraying14
- nigrify14
- signify14
- facings13
- farcing13
- scrying13
- faying13
- fringy13
- frying13
- gasify13
- ignify13
- fancy13
- farcy13
- fairings12
- cringy12
- crying12
- facing12
- fairing11
- firings11
- syringa11
- cairny11
- ficins11
- fincas11
- francs11
- fairy11
- frays11
- arcings10
- carings10
- racings10
- raisiny10
- sacring10
- scaring10
- fagins10
- faring10
- firing10
- grainy10
- raying10
- saying10
- carny10
- cyans10
- farci10
- ficin10
- finca10
- franc10
- scarf10
- scary10
- cagy10
- fays10
- fray10
- arcing9
- caring9
- casing9
- cigars9
- icings9
- racing9
- ricing9
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