SIF is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. SIF 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 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SIF?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIF is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
siftChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SIF scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in SIF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246.
What does SIF mean in Scrabble?
adjective
slangSouth African
Disgusting or unpleasant, in South African slang, originally alluding to syphilis.
Speakers use sif the way British slang uses manky or gross, dismissing something as filthy or off-putting rather than making a literal medical claim. The word likely shortened from syphilitic, though most people who say sif today give no thought to that origin.
How SIF is used
Informal spoken South African slang, not used in formal writing.
- He said the changing room smelled sif after the match.
- Do not touch that sif old couch on the pavement.
- The leftovers had gone properly sif by Monday.
- She wrinkled her nose and called the whole plan sif.
- Everyone agreed the public toilets were sif.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SIF
The 3 tiles of SIF in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SIF
19 longer words begin with SIF.
Words ending in SIF
2 words end in SIF. Useful as a back hook: play SIF onto a word already on the board.
Words with SIF inside
Showing 24 of 213 words that contain SIF somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SIF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SIF
Common questions about SIF
- Is SIF valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SIF is not in it.
- How many points is SIF worth?
- SIF is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIF mean?
- Disgusting or unpleasant, in South African slang, originally alluding to syphilis.
- What letters can be added to SIF?
- SIF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of SIF:
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