BIFID is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BIFID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIFID?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIFID is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIFID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bifidaChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BIFID scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BIFID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does BIFID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalbotanyzoology
Divided into two parts or lobes by a cleft.
Bifid describes something split partway down its length into two roughly equal parts, and the word appears often in botany and zoology to describe leaves, petals, tongues or tails that end in two points instead of one. A bifid structure is not fully separated into two pieces, only cleft at one end.
How BIFID is used
Technical term, common in botanical and zoological description.
- The leaf tip was bifid, split neatly into two narrow points.
- A snake's tongue is bifid, forked at the very end.
- Botanists noted the bifid petals of the unusual orchid.
- The specimen had a bifid tail rarely seen in that species.
- Under the microscope, the hair appeared bifid at its very tip.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIFID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIFID
8 longer words begin with BIFID.
Shorter words from the letters in BIFID
Common questions about BIFID
- Is BIFID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIFID, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIFID worth?
- BIFID is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIFID mean?
- Divided into two parts or lobes by a cleft.
- What letters can be added to BIFID?
- BIFID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BIFID:
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