WIFIE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. WIFIE 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept WIFIE?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WIFIE is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WIFIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wifiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WIFIE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WIFIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does WIFIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsinformal
A woman, especially an older or humble one, or an affectionate name for a wife.
Wifie is a diminutive built on wife, and Scots speech uses it two ways at once: as a warm nickname for one's own wife, and as a general, slightly patronising word for an ordinary older woman met on the street. The tone leans folksy rather than formal, so it turns up in dialogue and storytelling far more than in written prose.
How WIFIE is used
Heard mainly in Scottish speech and fiction that imitates it; not used in standard written English.
- An old wifie stopped him outside the shop to ask the time.
- He came home and gave his wifie a hug before supper.
- The story pictures the village as full of gossiping wifies.
- She laughed and called herself just a plain country wifie.
- Two wifies sat on the bench, trading news about the neighbours.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WIFIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WIFIE
1 longer words begin with WIFIE.
Words with WIFIE inside
2 words contain WIFIE in the middle. Words that start with WIFIE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WIFIE
Common questions about WIFIE
- Is WIFIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WIFIE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WIFIE worth?
- WIFIE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WIFIE mean?
- A woman, especially an older or humble one, or an affectionate name for a wife.
- What letters can be added to WIFIE?
- WIFIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WIFIE:
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