BAFT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. BAFT is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BAFT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAFT is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAFT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAFT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BAFT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does BAFT mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A coarse cotton fabric.
Baft was woven in India and exported in enormous quantities, and the trade collapsed once British mills learned to copy it. The word came from Persian and named the cloth by its weave.
How BAFT is used
Uncountable. Historical; no modern use.
- Baft was exported from India by the shipload.
- The word baft came into English from Persian.
- British mills copied baft and ended the trade.
- A bale of baft was a standard unit of cargo.
- The name baft describes the weave and not the colour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAFT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BAFT
1 longer words begin with BAFT.
Words ending in BAFT
1 words end in BAFT. Useful as a back hook: play BAFT onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in BAFT
Common questions about BAFT
- Is BAFT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAFT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAFT worth?
- BAFT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAFT mean?
- A coarse cotton fabric.
- What letters can be added to BAFT?
- BAFT takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BAFT:
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