IF is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points

Yes. IF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept IF?

Word power: 57 / 100

Our own measure of how useful IF is to know. It scores 5 from 2 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for IF

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How IF scores

Face value of the 2 tiles in IF, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 275.

What stands out about IF

• IF is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

What does IF mean in Scrabble?

conjunction

Written for this site: 1 meaning of IF and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.

Anagrams of IF

The 2 tiles of IF in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with IF

10 longer words begin with IF.

Words ending in IF

Showing 24 of 43 words that end in IF. Useful as a back hook: play IF onto a word already on the board.

Words with IF inside

Showing 24 of 4040 words that contain IF somewhere in the middle. Words that start with IF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Common questions about IF

Is IF valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts IF, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is IF worth?

IF is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.

What does IF mean?

On the condition that; supposing that.

What letters can be added to IF?

IF takes 7 hooks: 5 in front and 2 at the end.