SPIFF is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SPIFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPIFF?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPIFF is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPIFF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPIFF scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SPIFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,046 thousand.
What stands out about SPIFF
- The letters of SPIFF run in reverse alphabetical order.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPIFF mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To make someone or something look neater, smarter or more attractive, usually by cleaning, tidying or adding a final touch.
Spiff is almost always used with the particle up, as in spiff up a room or spiff yourself up before a party, and the phrase suggests a quick, deliberate improvement in appearance rather than a deep change. The word grew out of nineteenth-century slang describing a well-dressed, smart-looking person, and the related adjective spiffy still describes someone or something impressively neat. People spiff up a car before selling it, spiff up a resume before an interview, or spiff themselves up before meeting someone important. The verb keeps a light, informal tone even in business contexts, where an office might be told to spiff up its lobby without any suggestion of a major renovation.
How SPIFF is used
Informal, almost always paired with up, as in spiff up a house or spiff yourself up.
- They decided to spiff up the lobby before the visitors arrived.
- He wanted to spiff himself up before the interview.
- The team will spiff up the old website this weekend.
- A fresh coat of paint helped spiff up the tired kitchen.
- She used a new coat and tie to spiff up her look.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPIFF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPIFF
18 longer words begin with SPIFF.
Shorter words from the letters in SPIFF
Common questions about SPIFF
- Is SPIFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPIFF, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPIFF worth?
- SPIFF is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPIFF mean?
- To make someone or something look neater, smarter or more attractive, usually by cleaning, tidying or adding a final touch.
- What letters can be added to SPIFF?
- SPIFF takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SPIFF:
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