SNIFFY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SNIFFY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SNIFFY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SNIFFY is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SNIFFY
No single letter turns SNIFFY into another word.
How SNIFFY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SNIFFY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.
What stands out about SNIFFY
- SNIFFY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SNIFFY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Scornful or contemptuous, acting as if superior.
A sniffy reply or look shows that the person thinks the matter beneath them. The word can also describe someone who sniffs repeatedly with a cold. In British use the first sense is more common.
How SNIFFY is used
Informal; often followed by about.
- The critic was sniffy about the new restaurant.
- She gave a sniffy little shrug.
- Some people are sniffy about cheap wine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SNIFFY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SNIFFY
Common questions about SNIFFY
- Is SNIFFY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SNIFFY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SNIFFY worth?
- SNIFFY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SNIFFY mean?
- Scornful or contemptuous, acting as if superior.
- What letters can be added to SNIFFY?
- No single letter can be added to SNIFFY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SNIFFY:
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