CUFFUFFLE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points

It depends on the list you play by. CUFFUFFLE 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 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept CUFFUFFLE?

Word power: 35 / 100

Our own measure of how useful CUFFUFFLE is to know. It scores 23 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CUFFUFFLE

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

How CUFFUFFLE scores

Face value of the 9 tiles in CUFFUFFLE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. CUFFUFFLE needs 2 blank tiles.

What stands out about CUFFUFFLE

• The letter F appears four times in CUFFUFFLE.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with CUFFUFFLE

1 longer words begin with CUFFUFFLE.

Shorter words from the letters in CUFFUFFLE

Common questions about CUFFUFFLE

Is CUFFUFFLE valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CUFFUFFLE is not in it.

How many points is CUFFUFFLE worth?

CUFFUFFLE is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to CUFFUFFLE?

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