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Is nifty a Scrabble word?

Yes, nifty is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 11 points in Scrabble.

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  • Wordle Yes
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of nifty?

Definition

adj (English)

1. (colloquial, somewhat dated) Good, smart; useful or beneficial, often in an impressively clever way.Examples: "a nifty trick for reducing your household energy bill"; "The ‘bot makes this easier; scraping the NFL livescores page with some nifty Javascript,^([sic]) it tracks each game live for potential first-time scores; the most recent as of writing being the Chiefs beating the Texans 51-31. Not only that, but the ‘bot estimates the most likely possible scorigami scores of games in progress, keeping fans on tenterhooks until the final whistle is blown. Or is it a siren in NFL? Inquiring minds need to know."colloquialdated

2. (colloquial, somewhat dated) Stylish.Examples: "nifty gear"; "You look nifty in that jacket."; "The niftiest, snappiest slacks you ever saw!"colloquialdated

noun (English)

1. (colloquial, dated) A possibly risqué comic story or anecdote.Examples: "New subscribers are the life of our party (any advertiser will tell you that) just as the regular reader of CLIPPINGS becomes the life of any party (and why not with such a supply of “nifties” and bon mots)."; "Because some of the stories that the Sultana told are nifties, the plays are sometimes edited. This facilitates production and eliminates a lot of questions from the kids when they get home."; "“Miss Fletcher knows exactly what she is doing, goes about her business with gratifying swiftness and comes up with a finish worthy of one of Roald Dahl's little nifties,” wrote Douglas Watt."colloquialdated

2. (colloquial, dated) A trick.Examples: "[…] Winfield Sheehan had pulled a nifty on the wise guys of Hollywood and the film colony in Southern California when he disappeared for a week with a print of Sunrise, the Murnau picture recently completed."colloquialdated

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "nifty"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "nifty"?

Scrabble
11 points
N1
I1
F4
T1
Y4
Words With Friends
11 points
N2
I1
F4
T1
Y4

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