NIFF is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NIFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NIFF?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIFF is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIFF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NIFF scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NIFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 72,615.
What does NIFF mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
An unpleasant smell.
Niff is British and probably a shortening of sniff, and it is mild: a niff is noticed rather than complained about. It works as a verb as well, which very few smell words manage.
How NIFF is used
Countable. Also a verb: niffed, niffing.
- A niff from the drain that comes and goes.
- The word niff is probably shortened from sniff.
- The bin niffs a bit by Thursday.
- A niff is milder than a stink and worse than nothing.
- Few smell words work as verbs and niff does.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NIFF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NIFF
14 longer words begin with NIFF.
Words ending in NIFF
2 words end in NIFF. Useful as a back hook: play NIFF onto a word already on the board.
Words with NIFF inside
Showing 24 of 28 words that contain NIFF somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NIFF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NIFF
Common questions about NIFF
- Is NIFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NIFF, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NIFF worth?
- NIFF is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NIFF mean?
- An unpleasant smell.
- What letters can be added to NIFF?
- NIFF takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NIFF:
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