NEIF is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. NEIF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEIF?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEIF is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEIF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
neifsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEIF scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NEIF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about NEIF
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NEIF mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A closed hand; a fist.
Neif appears in older Scottish and northern English writing to describe a persons tightly clenched fingers raised in warning. Storytellers and poets once used the term when characters shook or raised a neif in anger or greeting.
How NEIF is used
Now largely restricted to dialect literature and historical texts rather than everyday speech.
- The old sailor clenched his neif before stepping onto the icy deck.
- She watched him raise a neif in mock anger during the argument.
- Village elders still use the word neif when retelling folk tales.
- His neifs were rough and scarred from decades of hard labor.
- The poem describes a neif striking the tavern table twice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEIF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NEIF
The 4 tiles of NEIF in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with NEIF
1 longer words begin with NEIF.
Words with NEIF inside
2 words contain NEIF in the middle. Words that start with NEIF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NEIF
Common questions about NEIF
- Is NEIF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEIF, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEIF worth?
- NEIF is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEIF mean?
- A closed hand; a fist.
- What letters can be added to NEIF?
- NEIF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NEIF:
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