What does SIFT mean?
SIFT is a valid word in the ENABLE word game list, worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.
- Pronunciation
- /sɪft/
- Letters
- 4
- Scrabble score
- 7
- Words With Friends score
- 7
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
verb
- move as if through a sieve“The soldiers sifted through the woods”
- separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements“sift the flour”
- check and sort carefully“sift the information”
- distinguish and separate out“sift through the job candidates”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
sifts8sifted10
Anagrams of SIFT
Words inside SIFT
10 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is SIFT a Scrabble word?
SIFT is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Official tournament dictionaries differ slightly, so check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is SIFT worth?
SIFT is worth 7 points with Scrabble letter values and 7 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from SIFT?
10 other words, including IS, IT, IF and ITS.