EDIFY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. EDIFY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EDIFY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EDIFY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EDIFY
No single letter turns EDIFY into another word.
How EDIFY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in EDIFY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does EDIFY mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To instruct or improve someone morally, spiritually, or intellectually.
To edify someone is to build up their understanding or character, usually through serious or moral instruction rather than plain facts. Religious sermons and improving literature were traditionally said to edify a congregation or reader by strengthening virtue and faith. The verb has a formal, slightly old-fashioned tone today, so it appears more often in careful prose than in casual conversation. A speaker who claims a lecture will edify the audience is promising something more elevating than a plain explanation.
How EDIFY is used
Formal; found in writing about moral, religious or intellectual improvement rather than everyday teaching.
- The sermon aimed to edify the congregation rather than merely entertain it.
- She hoped the biography would edify young readers about perseverance.
- His lectures edify as much as they inform.
- The old pamphlet claimed to edify servants in matters of conduct.
- Few television programmes today set out to edify their audience.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EDIFY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EDIFY
The 5 tiles of EDIFY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with EDIFY
2 longer words begin with EDIFY.
Words ending in EDIFY
2 words end in EDIFY. Useful as a back hook: play EDIFY onto a word already on the board.
Words with EDIFY inside
7 words contain EDIFY in the middle. Words that start with EDIFY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EDIFY
Common questions about EDIFY
- Is EDIFY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EDIFY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EDIFY worth?
- EDIFY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EDIFY mean?
- To instruct or improve someone morally, spiritually, or intellectually.
- What letters can be added to EDIFY?
- No single letter can be added to EDIFY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of EDIFY:
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