DOFF is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DOFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DOFF?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOFF is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOFF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
doffsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOFF scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DOFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 122,538.
What does DOFF mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To take off a hat or a garment.
Doff is a contraction of do off, and its opposite is a contraction of do on. Both were ordinary words until about 1600 and now sound archaic outside one or two set phrases.
How DOFF is used
Doffed, doffing. Archaic or formal.
- He doffed his cap and said nothing at all.
- The word doff is contracted from do off.
- Doffing a hat was compulsory and is now theatrical.
- Both doff and its opposite were ordinary until 1600.
- A doffed hat in a photograph dates it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOFF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DOFF
5 longer words begin with DOFF.
Words ending in DOFF
4 words end in DOFF. Useful as a back hook: play DOFF onto a word already on the board.
Words with DOFF inside
7 words contain DOFF in the middle. Words that start with DOFF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DOFF
Common questions about DOFF
- Is DOFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOFF, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOFF worth?
- DOFF is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOFF mean?
- To take off a hat or a garment.
- What letters can be added to DOFF?
- DOFF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DOFF:
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