The word sift 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.)

  • sift v. To sieve or strain (something).
  • sift v. To separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving.
  • sift v. To examine (something) carefully.

14 valid words from 3 definitions

AS BY CAREFULLY EXAMINE IF OR SCATTER SEPARATE SIEVE SIEVING SOMETHING STRAIN THINGS TO

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

IF SI SIF

One word-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word.)

IS

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

FIST FITS

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

GIFT LIFT RIFT SAFT SILT SIST SOFT TIFT

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

SIF SIT

3 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

SHIFT SNIFT SWIFT

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

SIFTS SIFTED SIFTER SIFTERS SIFTING SIFTINGS SIFTINGLY

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

RESIFTS PRESIFTS RESIFTED UNSIFTED PRESIFTED RESIFTING PRESIFTING

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

RESIFT PRESIFT

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

+A FASTI FIATS
+E FEIST FIEST
+F STIFF TIFFS
+G GIFTS
+H SHIFT
+L FLITS LIFTS
+N SNIFT
+O FOIST TIFOS
+R FIRST FRIST FRITS RIFTS
+S FISTS SIFTS
+T FITTS TIFTS
+W SWIFT
+Y FISTY

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

-F ITS SIT TIS
-S FIT
-T IFS SIF

Scrabble scoring

  • 7 points.

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

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 76.1 chance (1.31%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 259 chance (0.39%).

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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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