gentrify

VERB
8 LETTERS · STARTS WITH G

gentrify is a valid 8-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
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2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 4 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING

What does gentrify mean?

VERB · 1 SENSE
1

Renovate so as to make it conform to middle-class aspirations.

“gentrify a row of old houses”

“gentrify the old center of town”