BOFFINY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. BOFFINY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOFFINY?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOFFINY is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOFFINY
No single letter turns BOFFINY into another word.
How BOFFINY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BOFFINY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,264 thousand.
What does BOFFINY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalBritish
Resembling a boffin, a person with specialised scientific or technical knowledge.
Calling someone boffiny hints at glasses, lab coats and a deep interest in technical detail. The tone is usually affectionate or mildly teasing.
How BOFFINY is used
The adjective boffiny is informal and mostly British.
- He had a boffiny look with his thick glasses and notebook.
- The talk got a little too boffiny for most of the audience.
- She gave a boffiny explanation of how the radio worked.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOFFINY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BOFFINY
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Common questions about BOFFINY
- Is BOFFINY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOFFINY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOFFINY worth?
- BOFFINY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOFFINY mean?
- Resembling a boffin, a person with specialised scientific or technical knowledge.
- What letters can be added to BOFFINY?
- No single letter can be added to BOFFINY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BOFFINY:
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