STIFLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. STIFLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STIFLE?
| 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 STIFLE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STIFLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STIFLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in STIFLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about STIFLE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 4 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 STIFLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To smother or suffocate, or to hold back a feeling, sound or activity.
Stifle works on two levels. Physically it means to make breathing difficult, as stuffy air or a heavy blanket can do. More often now it describes holding something in or putting it down, such as a yawn, a laugh, a protest or a new idea. In the animal world the stifle is also the knee-like joint in the hind leg of a horse or dog, a separate noun with a different origin.
How STIFLE is used
Usually figurative: stifle a yawn, stifle creativity, stifle dissent.
- She tried to stifle a yawn during the long speech.
- The heat in the room began to stifle everyone.
- Strict rules can stifle creativity in a young team.
- He had to stifle a laugh when the teacher tripped.
- The new law would stifle small businesses.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STIFLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STIFLE
The 6 tiles of STIFLE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with STIFLE
4 longer words begin with STIFLE.
Shorter words from the letters in STIFLE
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Common questions about STIFLE
- Is STIFLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STIFLE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STIFLE worth?
- STIFLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STIFLE mean?
- To smother or suffocate, or to hold back a feeling, sound or activity.
- What letters can be added to STIFLE?
- STIFLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of STIFLE:
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