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Is tiffin a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word tiffin is a Scrabble US word. The word tiffin is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

T1I1F4F4I1N1

Is tiffin a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word tiffin is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

T1I1F4F4I1N1

Is tiffin a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word tiffin is a Words With Friends word. The word tiffin is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

T1I1F4F4I1N2

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6-letter words (1 found)

TIFFIN,

4-letter words (5 found)

FIFI,FINI,INTI,NIFF,TIFF,

3-letter words (5 found)

FIN,FIT,IFF,NIT,TIN,

2-letter words (4 found)

IF,IN,IT,TI,

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

Definitions and meaning of tiffin

tiffin

Etymology

Apparently from English tiffing, present participle of tiff (“to take a small drink, to sip”) (slang).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪfɪn/
  • Hyphenation: tif‧fin

Noun

tiffin (countable and uncountable, plural tiffins)

  1. (UK, India) A (light) midday meal or snack; luncheon.
  2. (UK, India) A box or container used to carry a tiffin.
    Synonyms: tiffin carrier, (India) dabba, (Singapore) tingkat
  3. A cake-like confection composed of crushed biscuits, sugar, syrup, raisins, cherries and cocoa powder, often covered with a layer of melted chocolate.

Descendants

  • Chinese Pidgin English: tiffin
  • → Macanese: tifim, tifinâ

Verb

tiffin (third-person singular simple present tiffins, present participle tiffining, simple past and past participle tiffined)

  1. (UK, India, intransitive) To eat a (light) midday meal or snack.

Synonyms

  • tiff

Chinese Pidgin English

Etymology

From English tiffin.

Noun

tiffin

  1. luncheon

References

  • Gow, W. S. P. (1924) Gow’s Guide to Shanghai, 1924: A Complete, Concise and Accurate Handbook of the City and District, Especially Compiled for the Use of Tourists and Commercial Visitors to the Far East, Shanghai, page 108: “Tiffin: (Indian) luncheon.”

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