MAGNIFY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MAGNIFY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAGNIFY?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAGNIFY is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAGNIFY
No single letter turns MAGNIFY into another word.
How MAGNIFY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MAGNIFY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,372 thousand.
What does MAGNIFY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make something look larger than it is, especially with a lens, or to exaggerate its importance.
Optical devices such as microscopes and telescopes magnify what the eye cannot see well, but the verb also works for feelings and problems. A small worry can magnify in the dark until it seems huge.
How MAGNIFY is used
Magnify is used literally for lenses and figuratively for exaggeration.
- A hand lens will magnify the print.
- Stress can magnify even a trivial complaint.
- The microscope can magnify a cell several hundred times.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAGNIFY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAGNIFY
1 longer words begin with MAGNIFY.
Shorter words from the letters in MAGNIFY
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Common questions about MAGNIFY
- Is MAGNIFY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAGNIFY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAGNIFY worth?
- MAGNIFY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAGNIFY mean?
- To make something look larger than it is, especially with a lens, or to exaggerate its importance.
- What letters can be added to MAGNIFY?
- No single letter can be added to MAGNIFY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MAGNIFY:
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