BOOFY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. BOOFY 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 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BOOFY?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOOFY is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOOFY
No single letter turns BOOFY into another word.
How BOOFY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BOOFY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 336,105.
What does BOOFY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Australianinformal
Big, muscular and physically imposing, but seen as unrefined or none too clever.
Boofy describes a certain type of solidly built, hearty man whose physical presence is more obvious than his subtlety, often used half-affectionately rather than as a real insult. It can also describe a big, puffed-up hairstyle rather than a person. The word carries a gently mocking, larrikin tone typical of Australian and New Zealand slang.
How BOOFY is used
Informal Australian and New Zealand usage, often applied lightly rather than as a serious insult.
- A boofy bloke held the door open for everyone at the pub.
- She laughed at his boofy attempt to look tough.
- The team is full of boofy forwards this season.
- He wore his hair in a boofy style that added several inches to his height.
- Underneath the boofy exterior, he turned out to be quite gentle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOOFY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BOOFY
Common questions about BOOFY
- Is BOOFY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOOFY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOOFY worth?
- BOOFY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOOFY mean?
- Big, muscular and physically imposing, but seen as unrefined or none too clever.
- What letters can be added to BOOFY?
- No single letter can be added to BOOFY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BOOFY:
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