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Stifles

s 1t 1i 1f 4l 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 7 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of stifle

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does stifles mean?

noun

  1. joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee

    Synonymsknee

verb

  1. suppress in order to conceal or hide

    “smother a yawn”

    Synonymssmotherstranglemufflerepress

  2. suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity

    “Stifle your curiosity”

    Synonymsdampen

  3. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

    “The foul air was slowly suffocating the children”

    Synonymssuffocateasphyxiatechoke

  4. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

    “The child suffocated under the pillow”

    Synonymssuffocateasphyxiate

Definitions shown for stifle, the base form of stifles.

Is STIFLES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is STIFLES worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
s 1t 1i 1f 4l 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
s 1t 1i 1f 4l 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
s 1t 1i 1f 4l 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
s 1t 1i 1f 4l 2e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in STIFLES

Anagrams 1

selfist

Words that end like STIFLES

Common words that share the ending -IFLES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

triflesrifles
All words ending in -IFLES

Stifles: quick answers

Is STIFLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. STIFLES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is STIFLES worth?
STIFLES scores 10 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does stifles mean?
stifles is the plural and third-person singular form of stifle, which means “joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in STIFLES?
You can make 138 shorter words from STIFLES, such as FEISTS, FILETS, FISSLE, FLIEST. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of STIFLES?
STIFLES rearranges into SELFIST.