IFFY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. IFFY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IFFY?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IFFY is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IFFY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How IFFY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in IFFY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 217,846.
What does IFFY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Uncertain, doubtful or of poor quality.
Iffy was built straight from the word if, which is unusual: English very rarely makes adjectives out of conjunctions. It appeared in the 1930s and Roosevelt is credited with putting it into general use.
How IFFY is used
Before and after the noun. Informal.
- The weather is iffy and the forecast is worse.
- The word iffy was built from the word if.
- An iffy connection that works when nobody is watching.
- English rarely makes an adjective like iffy.
- Two iffy results and the whole batch was discarded.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IFFY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in IFFY
10 words end in IFFY. Useful as a back hook: play IFFY onto a word already on the board.
Words with IFFY inside
1 words contain IFFY in the middle. Words that start with IFFY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in IFFY
Common questions about IFFY
- Is IFFY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IFFY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IFFY worth?
- IFFY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IFFY mean?
- Uncertain, doubtful or of poor quality.
- What letters can be added to IFFY?
- IFFY takes 4 hooks: 4 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of IFFY:
Open IFFY in the Word Finder