DENITRIFY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DENITRIFY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DENITRIFY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DENITRIFY is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DENITRIFY
No single letter turns DENITRIFY into another word.
How DENITRIFY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DENITRIFY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DENITRIFY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DENITRIFY mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To remove nitrogen compounds such as nitrates from soil or water, usually through the action of bacteria.
Certain bacteria denitrify wet soil by turning nitrates into nitrogen gas that escapes into the air. Sewage plants use the same process to clean water before release. The opposite change, adding usable nitrogen, is called nitrification or fixation.
How DENITRIFY is used
Used in soil science, microbiology and water treatment.
- Bacteria in flooded fields denitrify the soil.
- The plant uses a special tank to denitrify wastewater.
- Without oxygen, some microbes denitrify nitrate for energy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DENITRIFY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DENITRIFY
1 longer words begin with DENITRIFY.
Shorter words from the letters in DENITRIFY
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Common questions about DENITRIFY
- Is DENITRIFY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DENITRIFY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DENITRIFY worth?
- DENITRIFY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DENITRIFY mean?
- To remove nitrogen compounds such as nitrates from soil or water, usually through the action of bacteria.
- What letters can be added to DENITRIFY?
- No single letter can be added to DENITRIFY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DENITRIFY:
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