1. Home
  2. Scrabble Dictionary. Word Meaning and Points

Riffraff in Scrabble and Meaning

Lookup Word Points and Definitions

What does riffraff mean? Is riffraff a Scrabble word?

How many points in Scrabble is riffraff worth? riffraff how many points in Words With Friends? What does riffraff mean? Get all these answers on this page.

Scrabble® and Words with Friends® points for riffraff

See how to calculate how many points for riffraff.

Is riffraff a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word riffraff is a Scrabble US word. The word riffraff is worth 20 points in Scrabble:

R1I1F4F4R1A1F4F4

Is riffraff a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word riffraff is a Scrabble UK word and has 20 points:

R1I1F4F4R1A1F4F4

Is riffraff a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word riffraff is a Words With Friends word. The word riffraff is worth 20 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1I1F4F4R1A1F4F4

Our tools

Valid words made from Riffraff

Jump to...

Results

8-letter words (1 found)

RIFFRAFF,

5-letter words (1 found)

FRIAR,

4-letter words (5 found)

FAFF,FAIR,FIAR,RAFF,RIFF,

3-letter words (10 found)

AFF,AIR,ARF,FAR,FIR,FRA,IFF,RAI,RIA,RIF,

2-letter words (4 found)

AI,AR,FA,IF,

You can make 21 words from riffraff according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of riffraff

riffraff

Alternative forms

  • riff-raff

Etymology

From Old French rif et raf (“one and all”), of Germanic origin. The first word is from rifler (“to scrape off”) and the last is from raffler, related to rafler (“to plunder”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɪfɹæf/

Noun

riffraff (usually uncountable, plural riffraffs)

  1. The rabble; crowds; the common people.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:commonalty
  2. Sweepings; refuse.

Derived terms

  • riffraffish

Related terms

  • raffish

Translations

Further reading

  • Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Source: wiktionary.org