BAFFLEGAB is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. BAFFLEGAB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BAFFLEGAB?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAFFLEGAB is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAFFLEGAB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bafflegabsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAFFLEGAB scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BAFFLEGAB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BAFFLEGAB has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BAFFLEGAB
- BAFFLEGAB begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BAFFLEGAB mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalhumorous
Confusing, pompous language, especially official jargon that hides more than it explains.
Bafflegab is what a bureaucrat produces when clarity would be awkward. Critics use the word to mock reports that are long and impressive-sounding yet say almost nothing.
How BAFFLEGAB is used
Informal and mocking, aimed at officialese and corporate speech.
- The memo was pure bafflegab, and nobody understood it.
- Strip away the bafflegab and the proposal is very simple.
- Politicians hide behind bafflegab when asked a direct question.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAFFLEGAB and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BAFFLEGAB
1 longer words begin with BAFFLEGAB.
Shorter words from the letters in BAFFLEGAB
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Common questions about BAFFLEGAB
- Is BAFFLEGAB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAFFLEGAB, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAFFLEGAB worth?
- BAFFLEGAB is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAFFLEGAB mean?
- Confusing, pompous language, especially official jargon that hides more than it explains.
- What letters can be added to BAFFLEGAB?
- BAFFLEGAB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BAFFLEGAB:
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