SNIFF is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SNIFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SNIFF?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SNIFF is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SNIFF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SNIFF scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SNIFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 348,553.
What stands out about SNIFF
- The letters of SNIFF run in reverse alphabetical order.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SNIFF mean in Scrabble?
verb
To draw air in audibly and briefly through the nose, especially to smell something or to stop it from running.
A dog will sniff the ground repeatedly to follow a scent trail, while a person with a cold sniffs simply to clear the nose rather than to smell anything in particular. The word can also be used more figuratively, meaning to detect something through careful investigation, as in to sniff out trouble. As a noun, a sniff is the sound or act itself, and it can also suggest a scornful or dismissive reaction.
How SNIFF is used
Very common verb, used literally for the nose and figuratively for detecting or dismissing something.
- The dog began to sniff eagerly at the open suitcase.
- She gave a loud sniff and wiped her nose.
- Investigators managed to sniff out the source of the leak.
- He took one sniff of the milk and poured it away.
- The critic gave a disdainful sniff at the amateur painting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SNIFF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SNIFF
The 5 tiles of SNIFF in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SNIFF
Showing 24 of 27 words that begin with SNIFF.
Shorter words from the letters in SNIFF
Common questions about SNIFF
- Is SNIFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SNIFF, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SNIFF worth?
- SNIFF is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SNIFF mean?
- To draw air in audibly and briefly through the nose, especially to smell something or to stop it from running.
- What letters can be added to SNIFF?
- SNIFF takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SNIFF:
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