DESERTIFYING is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 20 points
Yes for Scrabble. DESERTIFYING 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.
d2e1s1e1r1t1i1f4y4i1n1g2
PlayableDESERTIFYING · 12 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
12letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DESERTIFYING?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.25%
Our own measure of how useful DESERTIFYING is to know. It scores 20 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DESERTIFYING
No single letter turns DESERTIFYING into another word.
How DESERTIFYING scores
Scrabble d2e1s1e1r1t1i1f4y4i1n1g2 20
Words with Friends d2e1s1e1r1t1i1f4y3i1n2g3 21
Face value of the 12 tiles in DESERTIFYING, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DESERTIFYING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DESERTIFYING
esterifying18 reedifying18 reidentify17 gentrified15 gentrifies14 trendifies14 redefying17 denitrify16 desertify16 driftings14 fidgeters14 fidgetier14 frigidest14 steedying14 definites13 densifier13 festering13 fringiest13 resifting13 sniftered13 deserting11 reediting11 reignited11 streigned11 reignites10 deifying16 edifying16 gentrify15 identify15 indyrefs15 reifying15 trendify15 esterify14 resinify14 digestif13 dirtying13 drifting13 feedings13 fidgeter13 fingered13
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Common questions about DESERTIFYING
- Is DESERTIFYING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DESERTIFYING is not in it.
- How many points is DESERTIFYING worth?
- DESERTIFYING is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DESERTIFYING?
- No single letter can be added to DESERTIFYING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of DESERTIFYING:
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