squiffed
/ˈskwɪft/
"squiffed" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“squiffed” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Intoxicated.
Corpus desk
Index EN-squiffed · squiffed · English
squiffed · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | squiffed |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈskwɪft/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “squiffed” in English
Rare enough to double-check
squiffed is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈskwɪft/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Intoxicated.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for squiffed, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Variant of squiffy with -ed. The correct English form is squiffed, spelled S-Q-U-I-F-F-E-D.
Definition
- 1Intoxicated.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how squiffed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Her hair streamed down in front of her eyes and her dress was on back to front. Totally squiffed. Leo hustled her into bed.
I got all the heavy drinkers squiffed out of their minds
Etymology
Variant of squiffy with -ed.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.