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Crucifying

c 3r 1u 1c 3i 1f 4y 4i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Common · present participle of crucify

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does crucifying mean?

verb

  1. kill by nailing onto a cross

    “Jesus Christ was crucified”

  2. treat cruelly

    “The children tormented the stuttering teacher”

    Synonymstormentragbedevildunfrustrate

  3. hold within limits and control

    “subdue one's appetites”

    Synonymsmortifysubdue

  4. criticize harshly or violently

    “The press savaged the new President”

    Synonymssavageblastpillory

Definitions shown for crucify, the base form of crucifying.

Is CRUCIFYING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is CRUCIFYING worth?

Scrabble

21 pts
c 3r 1u 1c 3i 1f 4y 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

25 pts
c 4r 1u 2c 4i 1f 4y 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

25 pts
c 4r 1u 2c 4i 1f 4y 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

24 pts
c 3r 1u 2c 3i 1f 4y 4i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in CRUCIFYING

Words that end like CRUCIFYING

Common words that share the ending -YING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

justifyingqualifyingsatisfyingspecifyingmodifyingoccupyingclarifyinghorrifyingrectifyingterrifyingunderlyingclassifyingmultiplyingnotifyingsimplifyingverifyingunifyingamnestyingamplifyingautopsyingcertifyingdignifyingfalsifyingfantasying
All words ending in -YING

Crucifying: quick answers

Is CRUCIFYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CRUCIFYING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 21 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CRUCIFYING worth?
CRUCIFYING scores 21 points in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends, 25 in Wordfeud and 24 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does crucifying mean?
crucifying is the present participle of crucify, which means “kill by nailing onto a cross”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CRUCIFYING?
You can make 84 shorter words from CRUCIFYING, such as CRUCIFY, NIGRIFY, FRINGY, FRYING. See the full list.