miff

Plural: miffs

Noun

a state of irritation or annoyance
A small argument; a quarrel.
A state of being offended.

Verb

Verb Forms: miffed, miffing, miffs

To annoy or offend someone slightly.
cause to be annoyed
- "His behavior really miffed me"
To offend slightly.
To become slightly offended.

Examples

It would miff any Words With Friends player to have their high-scoring word challenged unfairly.

Origin / Etymology

Compare German muffeln (“grouse, grumble”) and similar German words with similar meanings such as Muff, mupf, Muffel and Dutch moppen (“growl, grouse”). Probably related to mop (“grimace”).

Synonyms

huff, seeing red, tiff

Scrabble Score: 12

miff: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
miff: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
miff: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

miff: valid Words With Friends Word