Is IF a Scrabble word?
Yes. IF is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.
Meaning Supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; suppositive used to introduce a condition that may be (or prove to be) either true or false.
Conjunction 4 meanings
Supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; suppositive used to introduce a condition that may be (or prove to be) either true or false.
“I'll do it next week if I have time.”
Supposing that; used with past or past perfect subjunctive to indicate a counterfactual or hypothetical condition.
“If she hadn't told me, I wouldn't know.”
Considering the fact that; given that; introducing a condition that is known to be true.
“The drain's blocked — and if the drain's blocked, the water won't flow.”
When; whenever; every time that.
“If you heat water to 100° C, it boils.”
Noun 1 meaning
An uncertainty, possibility, condition, doubt etc.
“The board can't approve this project; there are too many ifs.”
Etymology
From Middle English if, yif, yef, from Old English ġif (“if”), from Proto-West Germanic *jabu, *jabē, from Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”).
IF at a glance
IF has 2 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (I 1 + F 4) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #37 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
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