GIFT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GIFT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GIFT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GIFT is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GIFT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
giftsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GIFT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GIFT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,103.
What does GIFT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thing given willingly without payment.
Gift is Old Norse and displaced the native English word, which survives only in compounds. Using it as a verb is old but was treated as an error for most of the twentieth century.
How GIFT is used
Countable. Also a verb: gifted, gifts.
- A gift that nobody could refuse politely.
- The word gift is Old Norse.
- They gifted the collection to the town.
- Using gift as a verb was long treated as an error.
- Two gifts of identical value and different thought.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GIFT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GIFT
21 longer words begin with GIFT.
Words ending in GIFT
3 words end in GIFT. Useful as a back hook: play GIFT onto a word already on the board.
Words with GIFT inside
10 words contain GIFT in the middle. Words that start with GIFT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GIFT
Common questions about GIFT
- Is GIFT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GIFT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GIFT worth?
- GIFT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GIFT mean?
- A thing given willingly without payment.
- What letters can be added to GIFT?
- GIFT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GIFT:
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