DESANCTIFYING is valid in North America, not in Collins — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. DESANCTIFYING is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DESANCTIFYING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DESANCTIFYING is to know. It scores 23 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESANCTIFYING
No single letter turns DESANCTIFYING into another word.
How DESANCTIFYING scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in DESANCTIFYING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESANCTIFYING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DESANCTIFYING mean in Scrabble?
DESANCTIFYING is the -ing form (present participle) of DESANCTIFY.
Shorter words from the letters in DESANCTIFYING
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Common questions about DESANCTIFYING
- Is DESANCTIFYING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DESANCTIFYING is not in it.
- How many points is DESANCTIFYING worth?
- DESANCTIFYING is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESANCTIFYING?
- No single letter can be added to DESANCTIFYING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of DESANCTIFYING:
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