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Rifle

/ˈɹaɪfəl/

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters
Definition of Rifle

noun

  1. A shouldered firearm with a long, rifled barrel to improve range and accuracy.
  2. (usually plural) A rifleman.
  3. An artillery piece with a rifled barrel.
  4. A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material, used for sharpening scythes.

verb

  1. To quickly search through many items (such as papers, the contents of a drawer, a pile of clothing). (See also rifflehttp//verbmall.blogspot.com/2008/05/riffle-or-rifle.html)

    "She made a mess when she rifled through the stack of papers, looking for the title document."

  2. To commit robbery or theft.
  3. To search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder.
  4. To strip of goods; to rob; to pillage.
  5. To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away; to carry off.
Anagrams of Rifle

3 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "rifle":

filerflierlifer

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "rifle" and rearranging:

+aferial
+drifled
+eferlielieferrefilerelief
+friffle
+lfillerrefill
+mfilmerrefilm
+ppilfer
+rrifler
+sfilersflierslifersrifles
+tfilterliftertrifle
Related Word Patterns
RI...Words starting with "ri"...LEWords ending with "le"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "rifle"
Letter Values
r1
i1
f4
l1
e1

Total: 8 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Rifle
abatableabaxileabdicableabeleableabolishableabominableabradableabrogableabsorbableabstractableabubble
Related 5-Letter Words
rabatrabbirabicrabidracedracerracesracksraconradarradiiradioradixradonraffs

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Rifle"

Rifle is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "rifle" can be rearranged to form 3 other valid words.

Using "Rifle" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "rifle" is a low-scoring word.