NITRIFY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. NITRIFY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NITRIFY?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NITRIFY is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NITRIFY
No single letter turns NITRIFY into another word.
How NITRIFY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NITRIFY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does NITRIFY mean in Scrabble?
verb
chemistry
To convert ammonia or another nitrogen compound into nitrites or nitrates, usually through the action of bacteria.
Nitrify is a key word in soil science and in looking after aquariums, where helpful bacteria turn harmful ammonia into safer compounds. An older chemical sense is to treat or combine something with nitrogen.
How NITRIFY is used
Used in chemistry, farming and fish-keeping for the bacterial conversion of ammonia.
- Bacteria in the filter nitrify the ammonia produced by the fish.
- Warm, well-aerated soil helps microbes nitrify fertiliser quickly.
- The new tank must cycle for weeks before it can nitrify waste properly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NITRIFY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NITRIFY
1 longer words begin with NITRIFY.
Shorter words from the letters in NITRIFY
Common questions about NITRIFY
- Is NITRIFY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NITRIFY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NITRIFY worth?
- NITRIFY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NITRIFY mean?
- To convert ammonia or another nitrogen compound into nitrites or nitrates, usually through the action of bacteria.
- What letters can be added to NITRIFY?
- No single letter can be added to NITRIFY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NITRIFY:
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