SEIF is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SEIF 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 SEIF?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEIF is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEIF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
seifsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEIF scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SEIF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does SEIF mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A long, narrow ridge of sand dune formed by wind blowing from two roughly opposite directions.
A seif can stretch for many kilometers across a desert while remaining only a few dozen meters wide, with a sharp crest running along its length. The term comes from the Arabic word for sword, describing the dune shape as it appears from above.
How SEIF is used
Used mainly in geography and geology to describe distinctive desert landforms.
- The satellite image clearly showed a giant seif stretching across the dunes.
- Geologists mapped several seif ridges in the remote desert basin.
- A seif can form when wind shifts direction seasonally.
- The caravan route wound around the base of a tall seif.
- Photographs of the seif revealed its narrow, sword-like crest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEIF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SEIF
The 4 tiles of SEIF in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SEIF
1 longer words begin with SEIF.
Shorter words from the letters in SEIF
Common questions about SEIF
- Is SEIF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEIF, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEIF worth?
- SEIF is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEIF mean?
- A long, narrow ridge of sand dune formed by wind blowing from two roughly opposite directions.
- What letters can be added to SEIF?
- SEIF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SEIF:
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