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Ossifying

o 1s 1s 1i 1f 4y 4i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Less common · present participle of ossify

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

What does ossifying mean?

verb

  1. become bony

    “The tissue ossified”

  2. make rigid and set into a conventional pattern

    “rigidify the training schedule”

    Synonymsrigidifypetrify

  3. cause to become hard and bony

    “The disease ossified the tissue”

Definitions shown for ossify, the base form of ossifying.

Is OSSIFYING 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 OSSIFYING worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
o 1s 1s 1i 1f 4y 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

17 pts
o 1s 1s 1i 1f 4y 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

17 pts
o 1s 1s 1i 1f 4y 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
o 1s 1s 1i 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 OSSIFYING

Words that end like OSSIFYING

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.

modifyingoccupyingjustifyingqualifyingsatisfyingspecifyingnotifyingverifyingclarifyinghorrifyingrectifyingterrifyingunderlyingunifyingclassifyingmultiplyingsimplifyingcanopyingembodyingmutinyingoverlyingpacifyingparodyingpurifying
All words ending in -YING

Ossifying: quick answers

Is OSSIFYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. OSSIFYING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is OSSIFYING worth?
OSSIFYING scores 16 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does ossifying mean?
ossifying is the present participle of ossify, which means “become bony”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in OSSIFYING?
You can make 117 shorter words from OSSIFYING, such as SIGNIFY, IGNIFY, OSSIFY, FOGY. See the full list.