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iffy

/ˈɪfi/•adjective

Iffy is also used as adjective, with meanings including subject to accident or chance or change.

1 meaning4 lettersScrabble 13

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

FFY

Difficulty

Easy

Dictionary

What Does “IFFY” Mean?

/ˈɪfi/

iffy has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense

subject to accident or chance or change

“a chancy appeal at best”

“getting that job was definitely fluky”

“a fluky wind”

“an iffy proposition”

Synonyms

chancy fluky flukey

Synonyms for IFFY

chancy fluky flukey

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word iffy with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

subject to accident or chance or change

Length

4 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

I, F, F, Y

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for iffy.

IFFY is a 4-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 13.

It starts with I and ends with Y.

It contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 25%.

It has 1 repeated letter.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABBC.

Vowel/consonant pattern: VCCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using iffy in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

IFFY has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

IFFY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

IFFY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

IFFY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside iffy.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABBC

CV Pattern

VCCC

Vowel Share

25%

Consonant Share

75%

Bigrams

IF, FF, FY

Trigrams

IFF, FFY

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for iffy.

IFFY is a 4-letter short fill.

It starts with I and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is VCCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Easy.