Is “Diff” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
DIFF
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Diff

/dɪf/

noun
  1. 1.Any program which compares two files or sets of files and outputs a description of the differences between them.

  2. 2.The output of a diff program. A diff file.

  3. 3.A difficult route.

verb
  1. 1.To run a diff program on (files or items) so as to produce a description of the differences between them, as for a patch file.

  2. 2.To compare two files or other objects, manually or otherwise.

proper noun
  1. 1.A program, historically part of the Unix operating system, which compares two files or sets of files and outputs a description of the differences between them.

noun
  1. 1.The quality of being different.

    You need to learn to be more tolerant of difference.

  2. 2.A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.

    There are three differences between these two pictures.

  3. 3.A disagreement or argument.

    We have our little differences, but we are firm friends.

Synonyms: departure, deviation, disparity, divergence, conflict, difference of opinion