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Is magnify a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word magnify is a Scrabble US word. The word magnify is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

M3A1G2N1I1F4Y4

Is magnify a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word magnify is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

M3A1G2N1I1F4Y4

Is magnify a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word magnify is a Words With Friends word. The word magnify is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

M4A1G3N2I1F4Y3

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7-letter words (1 found)

MAGNIFY,

6-letter words (5 found)

FAMING,FAYING,GAMIFY,INFAMY,MAYING,

5-letter words (4 found)

FAGIN,GAMIN,MANGY,MINGY,

4-letter words (21 found)

AGIN,AMIN,AYIN,FAIN,FANG,GAIN,GAMY,GYAN,MAGI,MAIN,MANG,MANI,MANY,MINA,MING,MINY,MYNA,NAIF,NGAI,YAGI,YANG,

3-letter words (30 found)

AIM,AIN,AMI,ANI,ANY,FAG,FAN,FAY,FIG,FIN,GAM,GAN,GAY,GIF,GIN,GYM,ING,MAG,MAN,MAY,MIG,MNA,NAG,NAM,NAY,NIM,NYM,YAG,YAM,YIN,

2-letter words (16 found)

AG,AI,AM,AN,AY,FA,FY,GI,IF,IN,MA,MI,MY,NA,NY,YA,

You can make 77 words from magnify according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of magnify

magnify

Alternative forms

  • magnifie (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French magnifier, from Latin magnificāre, from magnificus.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmaɡnɪfaɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmæɡnɪfaɪ/

Verb

magnify (third-person singular simple present magnifies, present participle magnifying, simple past and past participle magnified)

  1. (transitive) To praise, glorify (someone or something, especially God). [from 14th c.]
  2. (transitive) To make (something) larger or more important. [from 14th c.]
  3. (transitive) To make (someone or something) appear greater or more important than it is; to intensify, exaggerate. [from 17th c.]
  4. (transitive) To make (something) appear larger by means of a lens, magnifying glass, telescope etc. [from 17th c.]
  5. (intransitive, slang, obsolete) To have effect; to be of importance or significance.

Derived terms

  • magnifier
  • magnifying glass
  • magnification

Related terms

  • minify (opposite)

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Source: wiktionary.org