CHUFF is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. CHUFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHUFF?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHUFF is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 2.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHUFF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHUFF scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CHUFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,705 thousand.
What does CHUFF mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To make a series of short, puffing sounds, as a steam engine does.
A steam locomotive is said to chuff as it releases bursts of steam and smoke in rhythm with its pistons. By extension, an animal or person can chuff when breathing out in short, forceful puffs.
How CHUFF is used
- The old steam engine began to chuff slowly out of the station.
- We could hear the train chuff along the valley below.
- The bull seemed to chuff with each heavy breath.
- The toy train chuffed across the carpet on its little track.
- The engine chuffed louder as it climbed the hill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHUFF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHUFF
10 longer words begin with CHUFF.
Words with CHUFF inside
1 words contain CHUFF in the middle. Words that start with CHUFF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CHUFF
Common questions about CHUFF
- Is CHUFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHUFF, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHUFF worth?
- CHUFF is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHUFF mean?
- To make a series of short, puffing sounds, as a steam engine does.
- What letters can be added to CHUFF?
- CHUFF takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CHUFF:
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