NIFFNAFFS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. NIFFNAFFS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NIFFNAFFS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIFFNAFFS is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIFFNAFFS
No single letter turns NIFFNAFFS into another word.
How NIFFNAFFS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NIFFNAFFS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 4 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. NIFFNAFFS needs 2 blank tiles.
What stands out about NIFFNAFFS
- The letter F appears four times in NIFFNAFFS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in NIFFNAFFS
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Common questions about NIFFNAFFS
- Is NIFFNAFFS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NIFFNAFFS is not in it.
- How many points is NIFFNAFFS worth?
- NIFFNAFFS is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NIFFNAFFS?
- No single letter can be added to NIFFNAFFS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NIFFNAFFS:
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