DESERTIFY is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 16 points
Yes for Scrabble. DESERTIFY is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
d2e1s1e1r1t1i1f4y4
PlayableDESERTIFY · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DESERTIFY?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.33%
Our own measure of how useful DESERTIFY is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESERTIFY
No single letter turns DESERTIFY into another word.
How DESERTIFY scores
Scrabble d2e1s1e1r1t1i1f4y4 16
Words with Friends d2e1s1e1r1t1i1f4y3 15
Face value of the 9 tiles in DESERTIFY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESERTIFY has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DESERTIFY
1 longer words begin with DESERTIFY.
Shorter words from the letters in DESERTIFY
esterify14 resifted12 reedify14 defiers11 deifest11 dyester11 fetider11 fristed11 serifed11 festier10 diester8 dieters8 reedits8 reisted8 resited8 drifty13 redefy13 feisty12 ferity12 feyest12 freety12 freity12 yferes12 defers10 defier10 defies10 defter10 deifer10 drifts10 dryest10 fisted10 redyes10 rifted10 sifted10 steedy10 styred10 eyries9 ferest9 fester9 fieres9
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Common questions about DESERTIFY
- Is DESERTIFY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DESERTIFY is not in it.
- How many points is DESERTIFY worth?
- DESERTIFY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESERTIFY?
- No single letter can be added to DESERTIFY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DESERTIFY:
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