BUFFALO is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BUFFALO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUFFALO?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUFFALO is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUFFALO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
buffalosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUFFALO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BUFFALO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,948 thousand.
What does BUFFALO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large, heavy ox-like animal, such as the water buffalo or the North American bison.
In Asia and Africa buffalo means true wild or domestic cattle with sweeping horns. In North America it is the common name for the bison. As a verb it also means to bully or confuse someone.
How BUFFALO is used
Buffalo can be the animal, a city in New York, or an informal verb, so context matters.
- A buffalo waded through the river shallows.
- Herds of buffalo once covered the plains.
- The farmer yoked a buffalo to the plough.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUFFALO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUFFALO
8 longer words begin with BUFFALO.
Shorter words from the letters in BUFFALO
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Common questions about BUFFALO
- Is BUFFALO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUFFALO, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUFFALO worth?
- BUFFALO is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUFFALO mean?
- A large, heavy ox-like animal, such as the water buffalo or the North American bison.
- What letters can be added to BUFFALO?
- BUFFALO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BUFFALO:
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