MYSTIFY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. MYSTIFY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MYSTIFY?
| 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 MYSTIFY is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MYSTIFY
No single letter turns MYSTIFY into another word.
How MYSTIFY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MYSTIFY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,527 thousand.
What stands out about MYSTIFY
- MYSTIFY gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MYSTIFY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To leave someone confused or puzzled because something cannot be explained or understood.
To mystify is to produce a sense of wonder or bafflement, often through secrecy or strange behaviour. It can also mean deliberately making a matter seem more obscure than it really is.
How MYSTIFY is used
Mystify takes a person as its object and is common in writing about riddles, magic and unexplained events.
- The magician loved to mystify his audience with simple tricks.
- Her sudden resignation continues to mystify her colleagues.
- Legal jargon can mystify people who simply want a straight answer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MYSTIFY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MYSTIFY
2 longer words begin with MYSTIFY.
Shorter words from the letters in MYSTIFY
Common questions about MYSTIFY
- Is MYSTIFY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MYSTIFY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MYSTIFY worth?
- MYSTIFY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MYSTIFY mean?
- To leave someone confused or puzzled because something cannot be explained or understood.
- What letters can be added to MYSTIFY?
- No single letter can be added to MYSTIFY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MYSTIFY:
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