RIFT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. RIFT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RIFT?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIFT is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIFT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RIFT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RIFT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does RIFT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A deep crack or split in the ground, rock, or other solid surface.
A rift forms when tectonic forces pull a landmass apart, gradually widening over long spans of time. The term also extends to relationships, describing a sudden and serious falling-out between friends or allies.
How RIFT is used
Often used in geology and in describing broken friendships.
- A deep rift split the valley floor after the earthquake.
- Their long friendship ended in a bitter rift over money.
- Geologists mapped the rifts spreading across the plateau.
- The volcanic activity rifted the seabed over centuries.
- Continued rifting slowly widened the ancient valley.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RIFT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RIFT
The 4 tiles of RIFT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RIFT
8 longer words begin with RIFT.
Words ending in RIFT
13 words end in RIFT. Useful as a back hook: play RIFT onto a word already on the board.
Words with RIFT inside
Showing 24 of 57 words that contain RIFT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RIFT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RIFT
Common questions about RIFT
- Is RIFT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RIFT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RIFT worth?
- RIFT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RIFT mean?
- A deep crack or split in the ground, rock, or other solid surface.
- What letters can be added to RIFT?
- RIFT takes 5 hooks: 2 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RIFT:
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