CALCIFY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CALCIFY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALCIFY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALCIFY is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALCIFY
No single letter turns CALCIFY into another word.
How CALCIFY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CALCIFY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,352 thousand.
What does CALCIFY mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To harden by the build-up of calcium salts, or to become stiff and unchangeable.
In biology and medicine, tissue can calcify when mineral deposits collect in it, as in arteries or tendons. The word has also spread into everyday speech, where opinions or institutions calcify when they stop adapting. The image is of something once flexible turning to stone.
How CALCIFY is used
Used literally in medicine and geology, and figuratively for habits, rules or systems that calcify.
- Over the years the tissue began to calcify.
- Shells calcify slowly as the animal grows.
- Left alone, old customs tend to calcify into rigid rules.
- The department had begun to calcify under the same leadership.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALCIFY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CALCIFY
1 longer words begin with CALCIFY.
Shorter words from the letters in CALCIFY
Common questions about CALCIFY
- Is CALCIFY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALCIFY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALCIFY worth?
- CALCIFY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALCIFY mean?
- To harden by the build-up of calcium salts, or to become stiff and unchangeable.
- What letters can be added to CALCIFY?
- No single letter can be added to CALCIFY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CALCIFY:
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