PETRIFICATION is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. PETRIFICATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
p3e1t1r1i1f4i1c3a1t1i1o1n1
PlayablePETRIFICATION · 13 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
23points in Words with Friends
13letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept PETRIFICATION?
| 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: 33 / 100
33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.54
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.62%
Our own measure of how useful PETRIFICATION is to know. It scores 20 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PETRIFICATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
petrificationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PETRIFICATION scores
Scrabble p3e1t1r1i1f4i1c3a1t1i1o1n1 20
Words with Friends p4e1t1r1i1f4i1c4a1t1i1o1n2 23
Face value of the 13 tiles in PETRIFICATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PETRIFICATION has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PETRIFICATION
1 longer words begin with PETRIFICATION.
Shorter words from the letters in PETRIFICATION
petrifaction19 pontificate18 reification16 crepitation15 peritonitic15 proficient17 antipoetic14 tritanopic14 antierotic12 recitation12 faceprint16 forcipate16 opacifier16 pontifice16 fornicate14 crepitant13 parotitic13 patriotic13 pictarnie13 proteinic13 recaption13 tiptronic13 carnotite11 intricate11 partition11 reptation11 triactine11 tricotine11 tritanope11 initiator9 iteration9 opificer15 pacifier15 pencraft15 petrific15 pontific15 aperitif13 artifice13 confetti13 fraction13
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Common questions about PETRIFICATION
- Is PETRIFICATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PETRIFICATION, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PETRIFICATION worth?
- PETRIFICATION is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PETRIFICATION?
- PETRIFICATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of PETRIFICATION:
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