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What does sift mean? Is sift a Scrabble word?

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Is sift a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word sift is a Scrabble US word. The word sift is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

S1I1F4T1

Is sift a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word sift is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

S1I1F4T1

Is sift a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word sift is a Words With Friends word. The word sift is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1I1F4T1

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4-letter words (3 found)

FIST,FITS,SIFT,

3-letter words (6 found)

FIT,IFS,ITS,SIF,SIT,TIS,

2-letter words (6 found)

IF,IS,IT,SI,ST,TI,

You can make 15 words from sift according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of sift

sift isft sfit fsit ifst fist sitf istf stif tsif itsf tisf sfti fsti stfi tsfi ftsi tfsi ifts fits itfs tifs ftis tfis

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

Definitions and meaning of sift

sift

Etymology

From Middle English syften, from Old English siftan, from Proto-West Germanic *siftijan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɪft/
  • Rhymes: -ɪft

Verb

sift (third-person singular simple present sifts, present participle sifting, simple past and past participle sifted)

  1. To sieve or strain (something).
  2. To separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving.
  3. To examine (something) carefully.
    1. [+object] (archaic or old-fashioned) To scrutinise (someone or something) carefully so as to find the truth.
    2. [+ through (object)] To carefully go through a set of objects, or a collection of information, in order to find something.
  4. (computing, dated) To move data records up in memory to make space to insert further records.

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Noun

sift (plural sifts)

  1. An act of sifting.

Usage notes

The utensil used for sifting is a sieve, not a "sift".

Anagrams

  • FIST, FITs, FiTs, ITFs, TIFs, fist, fits

Source: wiktionary.org