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Is ossify a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ossify is a Scrabble US word. The word ossify is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

O1S1S1I1F4Y4

Is ossify a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ossify is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

O1S1S1I1F4Y4

Is ossify a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ossify is a Words With Friends word. The word ossify is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

O1S1S1I1F4Y3

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6-letter words (1 found)

OSSIFY,

4-letter words (4 found)

FOSS,FOYS,ISOS,SOYS,

3-letter words (10 found)

FOY,IFS,IOS,ISO,OIS,OYS,SIF,SIS,SOS,SOY,

2-letter words (11 found)

FY,IF,IO,IS,OF,OI,OS,OY,SI,SO,YO,

You can make 26 words from ossify according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ossify

ossify

Etymology

Back-formation from ossification, or modeled on French ossifier and formed from Latin os, ossis (“bone”) +‎ -ify.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒs.ɪ.faɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑ.sə.faɪ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ

Verb

ossify (third-person singular simple present ossifies, present participle ossifying, simple past and past participle ossified)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals.
  2. (transitive, intransitive, animate) To become (or cause to become) inflexible and rigid in habits or opinions.
  3. (transitive, intransitive, inanimate) To grow (or cause to grow) formulaic and permanent.
  4. (rare) To calcify.

Synonyms

  • (become inflexible and rigid): harden

Related terms

  • calcify
  • ossification
  • ossifier

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Anagrams

  • Foisys

Source: wiktionary.org