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”
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2
Small and delicate.
“she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate”
“obsessed by things elfin and small”
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3
Usually good-naturedly mischievous.
“perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight”
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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”