FORTIFY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. FORTIFY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FORTIFY?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORTIFY is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORTIFY
No single letter turns FORTIFY into another word.
How FORTIFY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FORTIFY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does FORTIFY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make a place stronger against attack, or to make a person, food or drink stronger by adding something.
Armies fortify a town with walls and towers, while a cook may fortify wine with extra spirit or cereal with vitamins. The word also works for feelings: a cup of tea can fortify someone before a hard meeting. In every case something is added to increase strength.
How FORTIFY is used
Fortify is used for defence, for food and drink with added nutrients or alcohol, and figuratively for courage.
- The settlers began to fortify the hill with a wooden wall.
- Manufacturers fortify the cereal with iron and vitamins.
- A hot meal helped fortify the walkers for the climb.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FORTIFY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FORTIFY
2 longer words begin with FORTIFY.
Shorter words from the letters in FORTIFY
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Common questions about FORTIFY
- Is FORTIFY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORTIFY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORTIFY worth?
- FORTIFY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FORTIFY mean?
- To make a place stronger against attack, or to make a person, food or drink stronger by adding something.
- What letters can be added to FORTIFY?
- No single letter can be added to FORTIFY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FORTIFY:
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