Definitions For Sift

verb

  • Distinguish and separate out
  • Separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
  • Check and sort carefully
  • Move as if through a sieve
  • To put (flour, sugar, etc.) through a sifter or sieve
  • To separate or remove (something) by using a sifter or sieve
  • To go through (something) very carefully in order to find something useful or valuable

Is Sift a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
7
Words with Friends
7

The word Sift is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Sift in a Sentence

  • Sift the flour into a mixing bowl.
  • Sift the lumps from the sugar.
  • The police sifted the evidence in hopes of finding a clue.

Synonyms for Sift

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