sift

1. To put through a sieve .

2. To separate or separate out by or as if by putting through a sieve.

3. To go through especially to sort out what is useful or valuable .

4. To scatter by or as if by .

5. To use a sieve.

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1. To make a careful examination: sifted through back issues of the magazine.

2. To make use of a sieve.

3. To pass through or as if through a sieve: a meal that sifts easily.

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1. To apply by scattering with or as if with a sieve: sift sugar on a dessert.

2. To distinguish as if separating with a sieve: sifted the candidates for the job.

3. To examine and sort carefully: sift the evidence.

4. To put (flour, for example) through a sieve or other straining device in order to separate the fine from the coarse particles.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
fist	7	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
if	5
is	2
it	2
si	2
ti	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
fit	6
ifs	6
its	3
sit	3
tis	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
fist	7
fits	7
sift	7