elfin

ADJECTIVE /ɛlfɪn/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E

elfin is a valid 5-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1L1F4I1N1
1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING

What does elfin mean?

ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1

Suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness.

“thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning”

SYNONYMS
2

Small and delicate.

“she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate”

“obsessed by things elfin and small”

SYNONYMS
3

Usually good-naturedly mischievous.

“perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight”

SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
OTHER · 1 SENSE
1

Relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf.

“elfin bells”

“all the little creatures joined in the elfin dance”