SELFY is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. SELFY is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 11 points there.
Which word lists accept SELFY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SELFY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SELFY
No single letter turns SELFY into another word.
How SELFY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SELFY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.
What stands out about SELFY
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 SELFY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A photograph that a person takes of themselves, typically with a phone.
Selfy is an accepted variant spelling of selfie, the far more common form, and both refer to a self-taken picture usually shared on social media. Games and word lists that credit selfy as a separate playable entry still treat it as the same word rather than a different meaning, so it is worth knowing the spelling exists even though selfie is what most people actually write.
How SELFY is used
Informal; the spelling selfie is standard, selfy appears mainly in word games.
- She snapped a quick selfy in front of the mural.
- His selfy from the summit collected hundreds of likes.
- The app added a filter just for taking a selfy.
- Every selfy on his phone was taken at the same angle.
- They posed for a group selfy before the concert started.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SELFY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SELFY
The 5 tiles of SELFY in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SELFY
Common questions about SELFY
- Is SELFY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SELFY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SELFY worth?
- SELFY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SELFY mean?
- A photograph that a person takes of themselves, typically with a phone.
- What letters can be added to SELFY?
- No single letter can be added to SELFY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SELFY:
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