Scrabble Word Finder

BAFF is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points

Yes. BAFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.

b3a1f4f4
PlayableBAFF · 4 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
4letters
2hooks available
1 in 217,846odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept BAFF?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 42 / 100

42WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
3
Hooks 25%
2
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
3.75%

Our own measure of how useful BAFF is to know. It scores 12 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BAFF

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 2

baffs13 baffy16

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BAFF scores

Scrabble b3a1f4f4 12
Words with Friends b4a1f4f4 13

Face value of the 4 tiles in BAFF, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
b12
a19
f22

Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 217,846.

Words starting with BAFF

baffs13 baffy16 baffed15 baffle14 baffies15 baffing16 baffled16 baffler15 baffles15 bafflers16 baffling17 bafflegab20 bafflegabs21 bafflement20 bafflingly22 bafflements21

16 longer words begin with BAFF.

Words with BAFF inside

unbaffled18 subaffluent19

2 words contain BAFF in the middle. Words that start with BAFF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in BAFF

bff11 aff9 fab8 fa5 ab4 ba4

Common questions about BAFF

Is BAFF valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAFF, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is BAFF worth?
BAFF is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BAFF?
BAFF takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BAFF:

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