TIFO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. TIFO 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TIFO?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TIFO is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TIFO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tifosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TIFO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TIFO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does TIFO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large choreographed display of banners, flags, or colored cards performed by fans in a stadium, especially at football matches.
Tifo originated in Italian football culture and later spread to fan groups worldwide. Supporters coordinate a tifo before or during a match to create a striking visual image visible across the stands.
How TIFO is used
Associated mainly with organized football fan groups and stadium culture.
- The home fans unveiled a massive tifo before kickoff.
- Organizing a tifo takes weeks of planning and coordination.
- Photos of the tifo circulated widely on social media.
- The stadium erupted in color as the tifo unfolded.
- Rival groups often compete to create the most striking tifo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TIFO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TIFO
4 longer words begin with TIFO.
Words with TIFO inside
Showing 24 of 65 words that contain TIFO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TIFO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TIFO
Common questions about TIFO
- Is TIFO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TIFO is not in it.
- How many points is TIFO worth?
- TIFO is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TIFO mean?
- A large choreographed display of banners, flags, or colored cards performed by fans in a stadium, especially at football matches.
- What letters can be added to TIFO?
- TIFO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TIFO:
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