DAFFY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DAFFY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DAFFY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DAFFY is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAFFY
No single letter turns DAFFY into another word.
How DAFFY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DAFFY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,046 thousand.
What does DAFFY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalhumorous
Informal for silly or mildly foolish in a harmless, eccentric way.
Daffy describes a light, good-natured kind of foolishness, the sort found in slapstick comedy or an endearingly scatterbrained relative. It is related to the older word daft but carries a softer, more affectionate tone rather than genuine criticism. The word became especially familiar through a well-known cartoon duck whose name plays on this everyday meaning.
How DAFFY is used
Informal and mildly humorous; used affectionately rather than as a serious insult.
- His daffy jokes always made the children laugh.
- She gave a daffy grin before spilling the whole plan.
- The daffy old uncle told the same story every Christmas.
- It was a daffy idea, but it somehow worked out fine.
- The film's daffy hero stumbles into every kind of trouble.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAFFY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DAFFY
Common questions about DAFFY
- Is DAFFY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DAFFY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DAFFY worth?
- DAFFY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAFFY mean?
- Informal for silly or mildly foolish in a harmless, eccentric way.
- What letters can be added to DAFFY?
- No single letter can be added to DAFFY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DAFFY:
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