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What does serif mean? Is serif a Scrabble word?

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Is serif a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word serif is a Scrabble US word. The word serif is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

S1E1R1I1F4

Is serif a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word serif is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

S1E1R1I1F4

Is serif a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word serif is a Words With Friends word. The word serif is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1E1R1I1F4

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5-letter words (7 found)

FIERS,FIRES,FRIES,FRISE,REFIS,REIFS,SERIF,

4-letter words (17 found)

FEIS,FIER,FIRE,FIRS,FRIS,IRES,REFI,REFS,REIF,REIS,RIFE,RIFS,RISE,SEIF,SEIR,SERF,SIRE,

3-letter words (18 found)

EFS,ERF,ERS,FER,FES,FIE,FIR,IFS,IRE,REF,REI,RES,RIF,SEI,SER,SIF,SIR,SRI,

2-letter words (8 found)

EF,ER,ES,FE,IF,IS,RE,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 51 words from serif according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of serif

serif esrif sreif rseif ersif resif seirf esirf sierf iserf eisrf iesrf srief rsief siref isref risef irsef erisf reisf eirsf iersf riesf iresf serfi esrfi srefi rsefi ersfi resfi sefri esfri sferi fseri efsri fesri srfei rsfei sfrei fsrei rfsei frsei erfsi refsi efrsi fersi rfesi fresi seifr esifr siefr isefr eisfr iesfr sefir esfir sfeir fseir efsir fesir sifer isfer sfier fsier ifser fiser eifsr iefsr efisr feisr ifesr fiesr srife rsife sirfe isrfe risfe irsfe srfie rsfie sfrie fsrie rfsie frsie sifre isfre sfire fsire ifsre fisre rifse irfse rfise frise ifrse firse erifs reifs eirfs ierfs riefs irefs erfis refis efris feris rfeis freis eifrs iefrs efirs feirs ifers fiers rifes irfes rfies fries ifres fires

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word serif. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in serif.

Definitions and meaning of serif

serif

Etymology

From earlier ceriph, ceref, of obscure derivation. There are two (not directly interrelated) candidates for a possible Dutch origin: 1.) the noun schreef (“stroke”, now also “serif” as a semantic loan), related with schrapen (“to scrape”); and 2.) the verb schrafferen (“to provide with horizontal lines, to shade”), from Italian sgraffiare. For the latter, compare German Schraffe (“serif”), although this again may be a semantic loan based on the English word rather than original to it. Alternatively, from Late Latin cerificus (“waxen”), from Latin cera (“wax”), after the ruled lines used in writing on wax tablets.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛɹɪf/, /səˈɹiːf/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɹɪf, -iːf

Noun

serif (plural serifs)

  1. (typography) A short line added to the end of a stroke in traditional typefaces, such as Times New Roman.

Derived terms

  • sans serif
  • slab serif

Translations

Adjective

serif (not comparable)

  1. (typography) Of a typeface, provided with serifs.
    Antonym: sans serif

Translations

Anagrams

  • Fiser, Fries, fiers, fires, fries

Source: wiktionary.org