The word serif is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • serif n. (Typography) A short line added to the end of a stroke in traditional typefaces, such as Times New Roman.
  • serif adj. (Typography) Of a typeface, provided with serifs.
  • (In French) sérif n.m. (Typographie) Empattement typographique.

21 valid words from 3 definitions

ADDED AS END IN LINE NEW OF PROVIDED ROMAN SERIFS SHORT STROKE SUCH THE TIMES TO TRADITIONAL TYPEFACE TYPEFACES TYPOGRAPHY WITH

3 invalid words from 3 definitions

EMPATTEMENT TYPOGRAPHIE TYPOGRAPHIQUE

4 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

ER IF RIF SER

8 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

ES FIR FIRE FIRES IRE IRES RE RES

6 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

FIERS FIRES FRIES FRISE REFIS REIFS

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

SERIC SERIN

2 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

SEIF SERF

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

SHERIF

3 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

SERIFS SERIFED SERIFFED

2 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

SANSERIFS PASSERIFORM

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

SANSERIF

41 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A FERIAS FRAISE
+B BRIEFS FIBERS FIBRES
+E FIERES FRISEE
+F FIFERS
+G FRIGES GRIEFS
+H FISHER SHERIF
+I FIRIES SIFREI
+K KEFIRS
+L FILERS FLIERS LIFERS RIFLES
+M FERMIS
+N FINERS INFERS
+O FROISE
+P PREIFS PRIEFS
+R FIRERS FRIERS
+S FRISES SERIFS
+T FREITS FRITES REFITS RESIFT RIFEST SIFTER STRIFE
+U FURIES SURFIE
+V FIVERS
+X FIXERS
+Z FRIZES

17 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-E FIRS FRIS RIFS
-F IRES REIS RISE SEIR SIRE
-I REFS SERF
-R FEIS SEIF
-S FIER FIRE REFI REIF RIFE

Scrabble scoring

  • 8 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 189 chance (0.53%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 692 chance (0.14%).

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Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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