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Is riffle a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word riffle is a Scrabble US word. The word riffle is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

R1I1F4F4L1E1

Is riffle a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word riffle is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

R1I1F4F4L1E1

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Yes. The word riffle is a Words With Friends word. The word riffle is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1I1F4F4L2E1

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6-letter words (1 found)

RIFFLE,

5-letter words (5 found)

FIFER,FILER,FLIER,LIFER,RIFLE,

4-letter words (17 found)

FIEF,FIER,FIFE,FILE,FIRE,FLIR,LEIR,LIEF,LIER,LIFE,LIRE,REFI,REIF,RIEL,RIFE,RIFF,RILE,

3-letter words (14 found)

EFF,ELF,ERF,FER,FIE,FIL,FIR,IFF,IRE,LEI,LIE,REF,REI,RIF,

2-letter words (7 found)

EF,EL,ER,FE,IF,LI,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 45 words from riffle according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of riffle

riffle

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɪfəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɪfəl

Etymology 1

Possible alteration of ruffle, from Middle English ruffelen, akin to Low German ruffelen (“to crumple”).

Noun

riffle (plural riffles)

  1. A swift, shallow part of a stream causing broken water.
  2. A succession of small waves.
  3. (mining) A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is washed. Also one of the cleats, grooves or steps in such trough.
  4. A quick skim through the pages of a book.
  5. The act of shuffling cards; the sound made while shuffling cards.
Hyponyms
  • white water
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Verb

riffle (third-person singular simple present riffles, present participle riffling, simple past and past participle riffled)

  1. (intransitive) To flow over a swift, shallow part of a stream.
  2. (transitive) To ruffle with a rippling action.
  3. (intransitive) To skim or flick through the pages of a book.
  4. (transitive) To leaf through rapidly.
  5. (transitive) To shuffle playing cards by separating the deck in two and sliding the thumbs along the edges of the cards to mix the two parts.
  6. (transitive) To idly manipulate objects with the fingers.
  7. (transitive) To prepare samples of material using a riffler.

Etymology 2

Danish [Term?] (“a groove”)

Noun

riffle (plural riffles)

  1. In seal engraving, a small metal disc at the end of a tool.
Derived terms
  • riffler

Anagrams

  • Riffel

German

Verb

riffle

  1. inflection of riffeln:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org