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Is rif a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word rif is a Scrabble US word. The word rif is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Is rif a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word rif is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

R1I1F4

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Yes. The word rif is a Words With Friends word. The word rif is worth 6 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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3-letter words (2 found)

FIR,RIF,

2-letter words (1 found)

IF,

You can make 3 words from rif according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of rif

rif

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Riffian or abbreviation of Tarifit Tarifit.

Symbol

rif

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Tarifit.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Tarifit terms

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪf

Verb

rif (third-person singular simple present rifs, present participle riffing, simple past and past participle riffed)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of RIF.

Anagrams

  • FIR, Fri, IFR, IRF, RFI, fir

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch rif, Middle Dutch rif, ref, from Old Norse rif (literally “rib”), from Proto-Germanic *ribją.

Pronunciation

Noun

rif (plural riwwe)

  1. reef

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • reef

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rif, ref, from Old Norse rif (literally “rib”), from Proto-Germanic *ribją.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɪf/
  • Rhymes: -ɪf

Noun

rif n (plural riffen, diminutive rifje n)

  1. reef: a chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water

Derived terms

  • koraalrif

Descendants

  • → Papiamentu: ref, rif

Noun

rif n (plural reven, diminutive rifje n)

  1. (nautical) reef: an arrangement to reduce the area of a sail in a high wind

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse rif, from Proto-Germanic *ribją.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɪːv/
  • Rhymes: -ɪːv

Noun

rif n (genitive singular rifs, nominative plural rif)

  1. rib
    Synonym: rifbein
  2. reef

Declension

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse rif, from Proto-Germanic *ribją.

Noun

rif n

  1. rib

Declension

Descendants

  • Swedish: rev, revben

Somali

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *rif-. Cognates include Oromo rifuu.

Verb

rif

  1. to pluck, to break off

References

  • “rif” In: Abdullah Umar Mansur (1985) Qaamuska Afsoomaliga.

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /riːv/

Noun

rif

  1. soft mutation of rhif

Mutation


Source: wiktionary.org