Meaning
- (verb) To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.
- (verb) To make scratches or cuts on. “A combing tool is used to scarify, cross-scratch, or score the surface of a scratch coat or undercoat of plaster.”
- (verb) To harrow the feelings.
- (verb) To scar.
- (verb) Denude, or lay waste to.
Letter breakdown
- Scarifies contains 9 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 14.
Connected words
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with SCA
- scab
- scabbard
- scabbards
- scabbed
- scabbier
- scabbiest
- scabbing
- scabby
- scabies
- scabrous
- scabs
- scad
- scads
- scaffold
- scaffolding
- scaffolds
- scag
- scagged
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Words ending with IES
Words from these letters
- fairies
- arises
- caress
- caries
- crises
- crisis
- farces
- irises
- raises
- scares
- scarfs
- acres
- afire
- arise
- cares
- cases
- crass
- cress
- cries
- faces
- fairs
- farce
- fares
- fears
- fires
- fries
- icier
- races
- raise
- rices
- rises
- safer
- safes
- saris
- scare
- scarf
- scars
- sears
- serfs
- sires
- aces
- acre
- airs
- arcs
- ares
- care
- cars
- case
- ears
- eras
- face
- fair
- fare
- fear
- fire
- firs
- ices
- iris
- race
Reader questions
What does Scarifies mean?
To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch.
How many letters are in Scarifies?
Scarifies has 9 letters.
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