BEEFALO is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BEEFALO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEEFALO?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEEFALO is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEEFALO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
beefalosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEEFALO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BEEFALO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 210,537.
What does BEEFALO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hybrid animal produced by crossing domestic cattle with the American buffalo.
Beefalo were bred by ranchers to combine the hardiness of the bison with the size and temperament of beef cattle. The meat is leaner than that of ordinary beef, which is the main reason people raise them.
How BEEFALO is used
Names a cattle and bison hybrid, mostly in farming and meat-marketing contexts.
- The rancher kept a small herd of beefalo on the prairie.
- A beefalo can survive harsh winters better than most cattle.
- The restaurant advertised burgers made from lean beefalo.
- Each beefalo calf looked like a stocky mix of its two parents.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEEFALO and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEEFALO
2 longer words begin with BEEFALO.
Shorter words from the letters in BEEFALO
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Common questions about BEEFALO
- Is BEEFALO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEEFALO, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEEFALO worth?
- BEEFALO is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEEFALO mean?
- A hybrid animal produced by crossing domestic cattle with the American buffalo.
- What letters can be added to BEEFALO?
- BEEFALO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BEEFALO:
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