Is SYLLABIFYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SYLLABIFYING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SYLLABIFYING mean?
Syllabifying is a form of SYLLABIFY.
- verb
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Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
24
Scrabble
27
Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + Y (4) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + B (3) + I (1) + F (4) + Y (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 24 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 SYLLABIFYING
SYLLABIFYING 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 SYLLABIFYING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- syllabify20
- basifying18
- flybys17
- failingly16
- salifying16
- flyby16
- flaying14
- flyings14
- lignify14
- lyingly14
- signify14
- basify14
- fabling13
- finally13
- faying13
- flying13
- gasify13
- ignify13
- failings12
- fallings12
- fillings12
- flailing12
- sallying12
- signally12
- slangily12
- syllabi12
- abying12
- baying12
- glibly12
- salify12
- gayly12
- ballsing11
- billings11
- allying11
- failing11
- falling11
- filings11
- filling11
- slaying11
- ballsy11
- bialys11
- bigly11
- bilgy11
- filly11
- flays11
- slyly11
- ablings10
- bailing10
- balings10
- balling10
- biasing10
- billing10
- finalis10
- finials10
- infalls10
- infills10
- sibling10
- fagins10
- filing10
- flings10
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