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Is sniff a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word sniff is a Scrabble US word. The word sniff is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

S1N1I1F4F4

Is sniff a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word sniff is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

S1N1I1F4F4

Is sniff a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word sniff is a Words With Friends word. The word sniff is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1N2I1F4F4

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5-letter words (2 found)

NIFFS,SNIFF,

4-letter words (2 found)

FINS,NIFF,

3-letter words (7 found)

FIN,IFF,IFS,INS,NIS,SIF,SIN,

2-letter words (4 found)

IF,IN,IS,SI,

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

All 5 letters words made out of sniff

sniff nsiff sinff isnff nisff insff snfif nsfif sfnif fsnif nfsif fnsif sifnf isfnf sfinf fsinf ifsnf fisnf nifsf infsf nfisf fnisf ifnsf finsf sniff nsiff sinff isnff nisff insff snfif nsfif sfnif fsnif nfsif fnsif sifnf isfnf sfinf fsinf ifsnf fisnf nifsf infsf nfisf fnisf ifnsf finsf snffi nsffi sfnfi fsnfi nfsfi fnsfi snffi nsffi sfnfi fsnfi nfsfi fnsfi sffni fsfni sffni fsfni ffsni ffsni nffsi fnfsi nffsi fnfsi ffnsi ffnsi siffn isffn sfifn fsifn ifsfn fisfn siffn isffn sfifn fsifn ifsfn fisfn sffin fsfin sffin fsfin ffsin ffsin iffsn fifsn iffsn fifsn ffisn ffisn niffs inffs nfifs fnifs ifnfs finfs niffs inffs nfifs fnifs ifnfs finfs nffis fnfis nffis fnfis ffnis ffnis iffns fifns iffns fifns ffins ffins

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

Definitions and meaning of sniff

sniff

Etymology

From Middle English sniffen, of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, General Australian) enPR: snĭf, IPA(key): /snɪf/
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /snəf/
  • Rhymes: -ɪf

Verb

sniff (third-person singular simple present sniffs, present participle sniffing, simple past and past participle sniffed)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something.
  2. (transitive) To say (something) while sniffing, such as in case of illness or unhappiness, or in contempt.
  3. (transitive) To perceive vaguely.
  4. (intransitive) To pry; to investigate in an interfering manner.
  5. To be dismissive or contemptuous of something; used with at.
  6. (computing) To intercept and analyse packets of data being transmitted over a network.
  7. (slang, chiefly UK) To inhale drugs (usually cocaine) through the nose, usually in powder form.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Hebrew: הִסְנִיף (hisníf)
  • → Italian: sniffare

Translations

Noun

sniff (countable and uncountable, plural sniffs)

  1. (countable) An instance of sniffing.
  2. (countable) A quantity of something that is inhaled through the nose.
  3. (countable, colloquial) A brief perception, or tiny amount.
  4. (uncountable, slang) Cocaine.

Derived terms

  • on the sniff

Translations

Interjection

sniff

  1. A short inhalation sound, sometimes associated with crying.

Derived terms

Anagrams

  • niffs

French

Pronunciation

Noun

sniff m (plural sniffs)

  1. (recreational drugs) sniff

Source: wiktionary.org