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Whiffs

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noun · verb · 6 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of whiff

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

What does whiffs mean?

noun

  1. a short light gust of air

    Synonymspuffpuff of air

  2. a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil

  3. a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike

verb

  1. perceive by inhaling through the nose

    “sniff the perfume”

    Synonymssniff

  2. drive or carry as if by a puff of air

    “The gust of air whiffed away the clouds”

  3. strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third

  4. smoke and exhale strongly

    “puff a cigar”

    Synonymspuff

  5. utter with a puff of air

    “whiff out a prayer”

Definitions shown for whiff, the base form of whiffs.

Is WHIFFS 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 WHIFFS worth?

Scrabble

18 pts
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Words With Friends

17 pts
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Wordfeud

18 pts
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NYT Crossplay

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

Words from the letters in WHIFFS

Words that end like WHIFFS

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

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All words ending in -IFFS

Whiffs: quick answers

Is WHIFFS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. WHIFFS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 18 points before board bonuses.
How many points is WHIFFS worth?
WHIFFS scores 18 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does whiffs mean?
whiffs is the plural and third-person singular form of whiff, which means “a short light gust of air”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in WHIFFS?
You can make 14 shorter words from WHIFFS, such as WHIFF, FISH, WISH, IFF. See the full list.