ARF is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ARF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARF?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARF is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARF scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ARF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,497.
What stands out about ARF
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ARF mean in Scrabble?
interjection
The sound of a dog's bark, as written.
Arf belongs to comic strips and to American writing, where the British default is a different spelling entirely: the same dog barks differently depending on who is transcribing it. Neither version is closer to the real noise, which no alphabet handles well.
How ARF is used
Stands alone. Chiefly written.
- The strip has the dog saying arf in every panel.
- A dog says arf in America and something else in Britain.
- Arf is a transcription and not a description.
- Two arfs and the whole street was awake.
- Neither arf nor any other spelling gets close to the real noise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARF
The 3 tiles of ARF in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ARF
3 longer words begin with ARF.
Words ending in ARF
11 words end in ARF. Useful as a back hook: play ARF onto a word already on the board.
Words with ARF inside
Showing 24 of 161 words that contain ARF somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ARF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ARF
Common questions about ARF
- Is ARF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARF, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARF worth?
- ARF is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARF mean?
- The sound of a dog's bark, as written.
- What letters can be added to ARF?
- ARF takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ARF:
Open ARF in the Word Finder