Words Containing IF
Explore a range of words that include the letter IF, showcasing the diversity and richness of the English language. Enhance your vocabulary with interesting and unique terms featuring IF.
2 letter words
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| if | 5 | In case that; granting, allowing, or supposing that; introducing a condition or supposition. | - |
3 letter words
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| ifs | 6 | - | - |
| kif | 10 | - | - |
| rif | 6 | - | - |
| iff | 9 | - | - |
| dif | 7 | - | - |
| gif | 7 | - | - |
| sif | 6 | (Norse mythology) wife of Thor and guardian of the home | - |
4 letter words
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|---|---|---|---|
| life | 7 | the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities | he could no longer cope with the complexities of life |
| wife | 10 | a married woman; a man's partner in marriage | - |
| gift | 8 | natural abilities or qualities | - |
| lift | 7 | lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building | - |
| rift | 7 | a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) | - |
| tiff | 10 | a quarrel about petty points | - |
| riff | 10 | look through a book or other written material | - |
| biff | 12 | (boxing) a blow with the fist | - |
| fifi | 10 | - | - |
| fife | 10 | a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band | - |
| rife | 7 | most frequent or common | - |
| sift | 7 | distinguish and separate out | sift through the job candidates |
| diff | 11 | - | - |
| iffy | 13 | subject to accident or chance or change | an iffy proposition |
| jiff | 17 | - | - |
| kaif | 11 | - | - |
| waif | 10 | a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned | - |
| miff | 12 | a state of irritation or annoyance | - |
| naif | 7 | marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience | - |
| reif | 7 | - | - |
| spif | 9 | - | - |
| rifs | 7 | - | - |
| seif | 7 | - | - |
| tift | 7 | - | - |
| ziff | 19 | - | - |
| alif | 7 | - | - |
| difs | 8 | - | - |
| deif | 8 | - | - |
| cuif | 9 | - | - |
| coif | 9 | the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) | - |
| neif | 7 | - | - |
| nife | 7 | - | - |
| niff | 10 | an unpleasant smell | - |
| kifs | 11 | - | - |
| kiff | 14 | - | - |
| gifs | 8 | - | - |
| tifo | 7 | - | - |
| viff | 13 | - | - |
5 letter words
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| knife | 12 | any long thin projection that is transient | - |
| fifty | 14 | the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five | - |
| shift | 11 | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another | - |
| fifth | 14 | coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position | - |
| cliff | 13 | a steep high face of rock | he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town |
| rifle | 8 | go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way | Who rifled through my desk drawers? |
| stiff | 11 | very drunk | - |
| drift | 9 | live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely | My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school |
| sniff | 11 | sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose | - |
| swift | 11 | moving very fast | a swift current |
| jiffy | 21 | a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) | - |
| whiff | 17 | a short light gust of air | - |
| griff | 12 | - | - |
| nifty | 11 | very good | - |
| unify | 11 | become one | - |
| motif | 10 | a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music | - |
| lifer | 8 | a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment | - |
| skiff | 15 | any of various small boats propelled by oars or by sails or by a motor | - |
| clift | 10 | - | - |
| grift | 9 | - | - |
| quiff | 20 | a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead) | - |
| spiff | 13 | attractiveness in appearance or dress or manner | he gets by largely on pure spiff |
| calif | 10 | the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth | - |
| deify | 12 | consider as a god or godlike | These young men deify financial success |
| edify | 12 | make understand | - |
| tifos | 8 | - | - |
| viffs | 14 | - | - |
| fifis | 11 | - | - |
| ziffs | 20 | - | - |
| waift | 11 | - | - |
| waifs | 11 | - | - |
| wifty | 14 | - | - |
| wifie | 11 | - | - |
| wifey | 14 | - | - |
| wifes | 11 | - | - |
| wifed | 12 | - | - |
| whift | 14 | - | - |
| niffs | 11 | - | - |
| nifes | 8 | - | - |
| niffy | 14 | (British informal) malodorous | - |
| vifda | 12 | - | - |
| triff | 11 | - | - |
| treif | 8 | - | - |
| tifts | 8 | - | - |
| tiffs | 11 | - | - |
| spifs | 10 | - | - |
| snift | 8 | - | - |
| sifts | 8 | - | - |
| seifs | 8 | - | - |
| serif | 8 | a short line at the end of the main strokes of a character | - |
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6 letter words
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| lifted | 10 | held up in the air | - |
| gifted | 11 | endowed with talent or talents | a gifted writer |
| verify | 15 | check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard | - |
| notify | 12 | inform (somebody) of something | - |
| differ | 13 | be of different opinions | I beg to differ! |
| purify | 14 | remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation | purify the water |
| trifle | 9 | consider not very seriously | - |
| strife | 9 | lack of agreement or harmony | - |
| modify | 15 | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation | - |
| spliff | 14 | marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking | - |
| adrift | 10 | aimlessly drifting | - |
| shifty | 15 | changing position or direction | shifty winds |
| pacify | 16 | cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of | - |
| heifer | 12 | young cow | - |
| tiffin | 12 | a midday meal | - |
| stifle | 9 | joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee | - |
| sharif | 12 | - | - |
| thrift | 12 | extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily | - |
| uplift | 11 | fill with high spirits; fill with optimism | Music can uplift your spirits |
| miffed | 15 | aroused to impatience or anger | - |
| tariff | 12 | a government tax on imports or exports | - |
| spiffy | 17 | marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners | - |
| khalif | 16 | the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth | - |
| ratify | 12 | approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation | - |
| swifty | 15 | - | - |
| rifled | 10 | of a firearm; having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel | - |
| lifter | 9 | an athlete who lifts barbells | - |
| wifely | 15 | befitting or characteristic of a wife | - |
| riffle | 12 | look through a book or other written material | - |
| whiffy | 21 | - | - |
| cliffy | 17 | - | - |
| massif | 11 | a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range | - |
| sherif | 12 | - | - |
| sniffy | 15 | having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy | very sniffy about breaches of etiquette |
| ossify | 12 | make rigid and set into a conventional pattern | - |
| vilify | 15 | spread negative information about | - |
| piffle | 14 | speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly | - |
| shrift | 12 | the act of being shriven | - |
| codify | 15 | organize into a code or system, such as a body of law | - |
| goniff | 13 | (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse) | - |
| typify | 17 | express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol | - |
| aerify | 12 | turn into gas | - |
| bifter | 11 | - | - |
| biform | 13 | having or combining two forms | a biform crystal |
| bifold | 12 | - | - |
| biflex | 18 | - | - |
| biffos | 14 | - | - |
| biffin | 14 | - | - |
| biffer | 14 | - | - |
| biffed | 15 | - | - |
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7 letter words
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| sheriff | 16 | the principal law-enforcement officer in a county | - |
| uniform | 12 | always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences | a street of uniform tall white buildings |
| fifteen | 13 | being one more than fourteen | - |
| testify | 13 | provide evidence for | - |
| pacific | 16 | the largest ocean in the world | - |
| tiffany | 16 | United States artist who developed Tiffany glass (1848-1933) | - |
| justify | 20 | show to be right by providing justification or proof | - |
| pitiful | 12 | bad; unfortunate | - |
| lifting | 11 | - | - |
| griffin | 14 | winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion | - |
| lucifer | 12 | lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction | as long you've a lucifer to light your fag |
| qualify | 22 | make fit or prepared | - |
| clarify | 15 | make clear and (more) comprehensible | clarify the mystery surrounding her death |
| crucify | 17 | treat cruelly | - |
| unified | 11 | formed or united into a whole | - |
| stifler | 10 | a person who stifles or smothers or suppresses | he is a real conversation stifler |
| swiftly | 16 | in a swift manner | she moved swiftly |
| lowlife | 13 | a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible | - |
| bailiff | 15 | an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc. | - |
| specify | 17 | decide upon or fix definitely | specify the parameters |
| midwife | 16 | a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies | - |
| diffuse | 14 | spread or diffuse through | - |
| drifter | 11 | a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support | - |
| fifties | 13 | the time of life between 50 and 60 | - |
| glorify | 14 | praise, glorify, or honor | glorify one's spouse's cooking |
| certify | 15 | provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes | - |
| sniffer | 13 | a person who sniffs | - |
| stifled | 11 | held in check with difficulty | a stifled yawn |
| magnify | 16 | make large | - |
| rectify | 15 | make right or correct | rectify the calculation |
| terrify | 13 | fill with terror; frighten greatly | - |
| grifter | 11 | a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud | - |
| signify | 14 | denote or connote | - |
| dutiful | 11 | willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect | a dutiful child |
| orifice | 12 | an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity | the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart |
| thrifty | 16 | mindful of the future in spending money | - |
| airlift | 10 | fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means | Food is airlifted into Bosnia |
| liftoff | 16 | the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad | - |
| falsify | 16 | insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby | - |
| fortify | 16 | add alcohol to (beverages) | - |
| sifting | 11 | the act of separating grain from chaff | - |
| edifice | 13 | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place | it was an imposing edifice |
| chiffon | 18 | a sheer fabric of silk or rayon | - |
| rifling | 11 | the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm | - |
| dignify | 15 | confer dignity or honor upon | - |
| amplify | 17 | exaggerate or make bigger | - |
| sniffle | 13 | the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested) | - |
| shifter | 13 | a stagehand responsible for moving scenery | - |
| pontiff | 15 | the head of the Roman Catholic Church | - |
| mastiff | 15 | an old breed of powerful deep-chested smooth-coated dog used chiefly as a watchdog and guard dog | - |
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8 letter words
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| lifetime | 13 | the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) | - |
| terrific | 13 | causing extreme terror | - |
| specific | 17 | a fact about some part (as opposed to general) | - |
| identify | 15 | give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property | - |
| merciful | 15 | showing or giving mercy | sought merciful treatment for the captives |
| sniffles | 14 | - | - |
| drifting | 13 | continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another | a drifting double-dealer |
| wildlife | 15 | all living things (except people) that are undomesticated | chemicals could kill all the wildlife |
| manifest | 13 | provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes | The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication |
| modified | 15 | mediocre | - |
| notified | 12 | - | - |
| shifting | 15 | (of soil) unstable | shifting sands |
| horrific | 16 | causing fear or dread or terror | - |
| artifact | 13 | a man-made object taken as a whole | - |
| lifelong | 12 | continuing through life | a lifelong friend |
| lifeless | 11 | deprived of life; no longer living | a lifeless body |
| verified | 15 | proved to be true | a verified claim |
| lifeline | 11 | a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live | - |
| crucifix | 22 | representation of the cross on which Jesus died | - |
| purified | 14 | - | - |
| stifling | 12 | forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority | the stifling of all dissent |
| pacifist | 15 | someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes | - |
| lifeboat | 13 | a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship | - |
| riffraff | 20 | disparaging terms for the common people | - |
| simplify | 18 | make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent | We had to simplify the instructions |
| lifespan | 13 | the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) | - |
| classify | 16 | arrange or order by classes or categories | How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric? |
| pacifier | 15 | someone who tries to bring peace | - |
| diffused | 16 | (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected | - |
| unifying | 15 | tending to unify | - |
| intifada | 12 | an uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000 | the first intifada ended when Israel granted limited autonomy to the Palestine National Authority in 1993 |
| lifelike | 15 | evoking lifelike images within the mind | a lifelike portrait |
| forklift | 18 | a small industrial vehicle with a power operated forked platform in front that can be inserted under loads to lift and move them | - |
| trifling | 12 | not worth considering | a trifling matter |
| aperitif | 13 | alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer | - |
| prolific | 15 | bearing in abundance especially offspring | flying foxes are extremely prolific |
| fanciful | 16 | indulging in or influenced by fancy | a fanciful mind |
| ratified | 12 | formally approved and invested with legal authority | - |
| purifier | 13 | an apparatus for removing impurities | - |
| penknife | 17 | a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens | - |
| rifleman | 13 | a soldier whose weapon is a rifle | - |
| trifecta | 13 | - | - |
| facelift | 16 | plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised | - |
| manifold | 14 | a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copies | an original and two manifolds |
| vilified | 15 | - | - |
| uplifted | 14 | exalted emotionally especially with pride | - |
| artifice | 13 | a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) | - |
| quantify | 23 | express as a number or measure or quantity | Can you quantify your results? |
| solidify | 15 | become solid | - |
| shoplift | 16 | steal in a store | - |
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9 letter words
View all| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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| beautiful | 14 | delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration | a beautiful child |
| different | 16 | differing from all others; not ordinary | advertising that strives continually to be different |
| difficult | 18 | hard to control | a difficult child |
| sacrifice | 16 | the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity | - |
| terrified | 13 | thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation | the terrified horse bolted |
| qualified | 22 | holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill | - |
| lifestyle | 15 | a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes | - |
| housewife | 18 | a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income | - |
| justified | 20 | having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins | - |
| afterlife | 15 | life after death | - |
| certified | 15 | holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill | - |
| crucified | 17 | - | - |
| plaintiff | 17 | a person who brings an action in a court of law | - |
| testified | 13 | - | - |
| dignified | 15 | having or showing self-esteem | - |
| horrified | 16 | stricken with horror | - |
| petrified | 15 | - | - |
| manifesto | 14 | a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) | - |
| lifeguard | 14 | an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents | - |
| plentiful | 14 | producing in abundance | a plentiful year |
| mortified | 15 | made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride | felt mortified by the comparison with her sister |
| lifesaver | 15 | a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material | - |
| fortified | 16 | secured with bastions or fortifications | - |
| clarified | 15 | - | - |
| glorified | 14 | accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing | - |
| mummified | 19 | - | - |
| bountiful | 14 | producing in abundance | the bountiful earth |
| nightlife | 16 | the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion (as at the theater, a nightclub, etc.) | in the summer the nightlife shifts to the dance clubs |
| diversify | 19 | spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate | - |
| fifteenth | 18 | coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position | - |
| makeshift | 21 | something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency | - |
| amplifier | 16 | electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it | - |
| uplifting | 15 | the rise of something | the uplifting of the clouds revealed the blue of a summer sky |
| driftwood | 17 | wood that is floating or that has been washed ashore | - |
| specified | 17 | clearly and explicitly stated | meals are at specified times |
| falsified | 16 | - | - |
| uniformed | 15 | dressed in a uniform | uniformed policemen lined the President's route |
| amplified | 17 | - | - |
| purifying | 18 | acting like an antiseptic | - |
| verifying | 19 | serving to support or corroborate | - |
| magnified | 16 | enlarged to an abnormal degree | - |
| lifeblood | 15 | an essential or life-giving force | water is the lifeblood of India |
| semifinal | 14 | one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament | - |
| intensify | 15 | become more intense | - |
| rectifier | 14 | a person who corrects or sets right | a rectifier of prejudices |
| mystified | 18 | totally perplexed and mixed up | - |
| notifying | 16 | - | - |
| diffusion | 16 | the act of dispersing or diffusing something | the diffusion of knowledge |
| gratified | 14 | having received what was desired | - |
| dutifully | 16 | out of a sense of duty; in a dutiful manner | he dutifully visited his mother every Sunday |
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10 letter words
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| difference | 19 | a variation that deviates from the standard or norm | - |
| scientific | 17 | conforming with the principles or methods used in science | a scientific approach |
| identified | 15 | having the identity known or established | the identified bodies were released for burial |
| artificial | 15 | artificially formal | that artificial humility that her husband hated |
| terrifying | 17 | causing extreme terror | a terrifying wail |
| difficulty | 22 | the quality of being difficult | they agreed about the difficulty of the climb |
| classified | 16 | a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type | - |
| horrifying | 20 | provoking horror | an alarming, even horrifying, picture |
| testifying | 17 | - | - |
| magnifying | 20 | - | - |
| qualifying | 26 | success in satisfying a test or requirement | - |
| sanctified | 16 | made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use | sanctified wine |
| gratifying | 18 | affording satisfaction or pleasure | found her praise gratifying |
| simplified | 18 | - | - |
| justifying | 24 | - | - |
| disqualify | 26 | make unfit or unsuitable | - |
| centrifuge | 16 | an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension | - |
| signifying | 18 | - | - |
| clarifying | 19 | that makes clear | a clarifying example |
| falsifying | 20 | the act of determining that something is false | - |
| mercifully | 20 | in a compassionate manner | he dealt with the thief mercifully |
| lifesaving | 17 | saving the lives of drowning persons | he took a course in lifesaving |
| mystifying | 22 | of an obscure nature | rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands |
| solidified | 15 | changed into a solid mass | - |
| verifiable | 18 | capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation | - |
| shoplifter | 18 | a thief who steals goods that are in a store | - |
| certifying | 19 | - | - |
| specifying | 21 | - | - |
| antifreeze | 22 | a liquid added to the water in a cooling system to lower its freezing point | - |
| mortifying | 19 | causing awareness of your shortcomings | - |
| unmerciful | 17 | having or showing no mercy | - |
| identifier | 14 | a symbol that establishes the identity of the one bearing it | - |
| beautified | 16 | - | - |
| crucifying | 21 | - | - |
| amplifying | 21 | - | - |
| rectifying | 19 | - | - |
| quantified | 23 | - | - |
| uniformity | 18 | the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom) | - |
| glorifying | 18 | - | - |
| chifforobe | 23 | - | - |
| fortifying | 20 | - | - |
| sacrificer | 17 | a religious person who offers up a sacrifice | - |
| stiffening | 17 | the process of becoming stiff or rigid | - |
| vociferous | 18 | conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry | a vociferous mob |
| humidifier | 19 | an appliance designed to add moisture to the air in a building | The humidifier assures the appropriate moisture level for our paintings |
| manifestly | 18 | unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') | he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list |
| munificent | 17 | very generous | a munificent gift |
| pontifical | 17 | proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles | - |
| dignifying | 19 | investing with dignity or honor | the dignifying effect of his presence |
| diffidence | 20 | lack of self-confidence | - |
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