BOFFO is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BOFFO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOFFO?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOFFO is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOFFO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boffosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOFFO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BOFFO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,344 thousand.
What does BOFFO mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalNorth American
A trade-press term of praise for something that thrills crowds and packs houses, especially on stage and screen.
Boffo began as American theatrical and entertainment slang, the kind of word found in headlines announcing that a new film or musical is a boffo hit at the box office. It carries an upbeat, punchy tone suited to reviews and industry gossip rather than careful description, and it usually stands in for phrases like tremendously successful or a huge draw. The word can also serve as a noun for a resounding success, though the adjective use is far more common in print. Its exact origin is uncertain, but it has been a fixture of show-business jargon since the mid twentieth century.
How BOFFO is used
Informal, chiefly North American show-business slang, typical of entertainment headlines and reviews.
- The musical opened to boffo reviews on Broadway.
- Ticket sales were boffo throughout the opening week.
- Critics called the sequel a boffo follow-up to the original.
- The comedian delivered a boffo performance that had the crowd roaring.
- Studio executives were thrilled with the boffo box-office numbers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOFFO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOFFO
3 longer words begin with BOFFO.
Shorter words from the letters in BOFFO
Common questions about BOFFO
- Is BOFFO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOFFO, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOFFO worth?
- BOFFO is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOFFO mean?
- A trade-press term of praise for something that thrills crowds and packs houses, especially on stage and screen.
- What letters can be added to BOFFO?
- BOFFO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BOFFO:
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