SCARIFY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SCARIFY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCARIFY?
| 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 SCARIFY is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCARIFY
No single letter turns SCARIFY into another word.
How SCARIFY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SCARIFY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does SCARIFY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make shallow cuts in a surface such as skin, soil or turf.
Gardeners scarify a lawn to remove moss and let air and water reach the roots. In medicine and body art the word covers light scratches or incisions made in skin. Figuratively it can mean to criticise savagely or to frighten.
How SCARIFY is used
Scarify is used in gardening, medicine and, figuratively, for harsh criticism.
- In spring we scarify the lawn to clear the thatch.
- The doctor will scarify the skin before applying the test.
- Reviewers did scarify the film in their columns.
- Growers scarify hard seeds to help them germinate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCARIFY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCARIFY
The 7 tiles of SCARIFY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SCARIFY
2 longer words begin with SCARIFY.
Shorter words from the letters in SCARIFY
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Common questions about SCARIFY
- Is SCARIFY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCARIFY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCARIFY worth?
- SCARIFY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCARIFY mean?
- To make shallow cuts in a surface such as skin, soil or turf.
- What letters can be added to SCARIFY?
- No single letter can be added to SCARIFY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SCARIFY:
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