GIF is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 7 points
Yes for Scrabble. GIF is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept GIF?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GIF is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GIF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GIF scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in GIF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,994.
What does GIF mean in Scrabble?
noun
A format for small looping images, or an image in it.
The gif format dates from 1987 and was nearly obsolete when looping animation gave it a second life. How the word should be said has been argued over ever since, and the man who designed it settled the question in a way that almost nobody has accepted.
How GIF is used
Countable: a gif, two gifs. Usually written GIF.
- The reply was a gif and no words at all.
- A gif loops until somebody closes the page.
- The gif was nearly dead as a format before animation revived it.
- Two gifs in one message is one too many.
- Nobody agrees how to pronounce gif and everybody has decided.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GIF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GIF
The 3 tiles of GIF in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GIF
23 longer words begin with GIF.
Words with GIF inside
17 words contain GIF in the middle. Words that start with GIF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GIF
Common questions about GIF
- Is GIF valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GIF is not in it.
- How many points is GIF worth?
- GIF is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GIF mean?
- A format for small looping images, or an image in it.
- What letters can be added to GIF?
- GIF takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of GIF:
Open GIF in the Word Finder