Is BUFFER valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUFFER, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is BUFFER worth?

BUFFER is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to BUFFER?

BUFFER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

BUFFER is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points

Yes. BUFFER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.

b3u1f4f4e1r1

PlayableBUFFER · 6 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF

14points in Scrabble

16points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 2,070 thousandodds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept BUFFER?

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: 35 / 100

35WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.33

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.67%

Our own measure of how useful BUFFER is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BUFFER

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

buffers15

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BUFFER scores

Scrabble b3u1f4f4e1r1 14

Words with Friends b4u2f4f4e1r1 16

Face value of the 6 tiles in BUFFER, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
b	1	2
u	1	4
f	2	2
e	1	12
r	1	6

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,070 thousand.

Anagrams of BUFFER

rebuff14

The 6 tiles of BUFFER in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with BUFFER

buffers15 buffered17 buffering18 bufferings19

4 longer words begin with BUFFER.

Shorter words from the letters in BUFFER

buffe13 ruffe11 buff12 ruff10 rube6 urbe6 bff11 eff9 fub8 erf6 fer6 feu6 fur6 ref6 bru5 bur5 reb5 rub5 urb5 rue3 ure3 ef5 fe5 be4 er2 re2 ur2

Common questions about BUFFER

Is BUFFER valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUFFER, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is BUFFER worth?: BUFFER is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BUFFER?: BUFFER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BUFFER:

Open BUFFER in the Word Finder