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

Rifler in Scrabble and Meaning

Lookup Word Points and Definitions

What does rifler mean? Is rifler a Scrabble word?

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

Scrabble® and Words with Friends® points for rifler

See how to calculate how many points for rifler.

Is rifler a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word rifler is a Scrabble US word. The word rifler is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

R1I1F4L1E1R1

Is rifler a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word rifler is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

R1I1F4L1E1R1

Is rifler a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word rifler is a Words With Friends word. The word rifler is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

R1I1F4L2E1R1

Our tools

Valid words made from Rifler

Jump to...

Results

6-letter words (1 found)

RIFLER,

5-letter words (7 found)

FILER,FIRER,FLIER,FRIER,LIFER,RIFER,RIFLE,

4-letter words (14 found)

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

3-letter words (13 found)

ELF,ERF,ERR,FER,FIE,FIL,FIR,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 43 words from rifler according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of rifler

rifler

Etymology

rifle +‎ -er

Noun

rifler (plural riflers)

  1. One who rifles; a robber.

Anagrams

  • ferril

Danish

Noun

rifler c

  1. indefinite plural of riffel

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French rifler (“to scrape, scratch”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīfilōn via either Frankish *rīffilōn or Old High German riffilōn (“to tear by rubbing”), akin to rip, ripple. Compare Old English geriflian (“to wrinkle”), Old Norse rifa (“to tear, break”).

Pronunciation

Verb

rifler

  1. (archaic) to flay
  2. (archaic) to rub

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • rifler la mort

Further reading

  • “rifler”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

rifler m or f

  1. indefinite plural of rifle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

rifler f

  1. indefinite plural of rifle

Old French

Alternative forms

  • riffler, ryffler, rofler, rufler, rufeler

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *rīffilōn (“to scrape, scratch, tear”), from Proto-Germanic *rīfilōną (“to scrape, scratch, graze”). Alternatively borrowed from Old High German riffilōn of the same origin.

Verb

rifler

  1. to scrape off, tear off, flay
  2. to plane, shave
  3. to plunder, despoil

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

  • Middle French: rifler, riffler
    • French: rifler (archaic)
    • ⇒ Middle French: rafler (“take violently, abruptly remove”) (chiefly game term)
      • French: rafler (informal)
    • Picard: rafleu (Athois)
    • ⇒ Middle French: arafler, arifler (“to scratch, scrape”)
  • → Middle English: riflen, ryflen
    • English: rifle
  • ⇒ Old French: *rifle, rufle (“plundering, robbing”)
    • ⇒ Old French: rafle, raffle (“dice game”) [from late 14th c.]
      • Middle French: rafle
        • French: rafle
          • → German: Raffel
          • → Swedish: raffel
        • → Dutch: rafel (archaic)
      • Picard: râfle (Athois)
      • → Middle English: rafle, raful
        • English: raffle
      • → New Latin: raffla

Source: wiktionary.org