DRIFT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DRIFT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DRIFT?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DRIFT is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DRIFT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DRIFT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DRIFT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does DRIFT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A slow, gradual movement or shift in position, direction, or condition, caused by an outside force rather than deliberate steering.
A boat with no engine running follows the drift of the current, and snow blown by wind piles into a drift against a wall or fence. Beyond the physical sense, drift also describes a gradual change over time, such as a slow drift in public opinion or in the meaning of a word. The informal phrase get the drift uses the word loosely for the general point of what someone is saying.
How DRIFT is used
Common in everyday speech about weather, water, gradual change, and general meaning.
- The empty boat began a slow drift toward the rocks.
- A deep drift of snow blocked the narrow country lane.
- She noticed a gradual drift in his opinions over the years.
- Even without hearing every word, he caught the drift of the argument.
- The current caused a steady drift away from the marked swimming area.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DRIFT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DRIFT
19 longer words begin with DRIFT.
Words ending in DRIFT
5 words end in DRIFT. Useful as a back hook: play DRIFT onto a word already on the board.
Words with DRIFT inside
4 words contain DRIFT in the middle. Words that start with DRIFT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DRIFT
Common questions about DRIFT
- Is DRIFT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DRIFT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DRIFT worth?
- DRIFT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DRIFT mean?
- A slow, gradual movement or shift in position, direction, or condition, caused by an outside force rather than deliberate steering.
- What letters can be added to DRIFT?
- DRIFT takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DRIFT:
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