SPECIFY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SPECIFY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPECIFY?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPECIFY is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPECIFY
No single letter turns SPECIFY into another word.
How SPECIFY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SPECIFY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does SPECIFY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To state something clearly and exactly, such as a fact, a detail or a requirement.
To specify is to remove doubt by naming the exact thing wanted, whether that is a size, a date or a condition. Contracts, recipes and orders all lean on it, since a vague request invites the wrong result.
How SPECIFY is used
Specify takes an object or a clause and is common in formal, technical and legal writing.
- Please specify your preferred delivery date.
- The contract does specify who pays for repairs.
- You must specify a password of at least eight characters.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPECIFY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPECIFY
1 longer words begin with SPECIFY.
Shorter words from the letters in SPECIFY
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Common questions about SPECIFY
- Is SPECIFY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPECIFY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPECIFY worth?
- SPECIFY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPECIFY mean?
- To state something clearly and exactly, such as a fact, a detail or a requirement.
- What letters can be added to SPECIFY?
- No single letter can be added to SPECIFY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SPECIFY:
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