DRAFF is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DRAFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DRAFF?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DRAFF is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DRAFF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DRAFF scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DRAFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 348,553.
What does DRAFF mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Worthless waste matter, especially the spent grain left over from brewing or distilling.
Draff is the solid residue left after grain has been mashed and its sugars extracted for brewing beer or distilling whisky, consisting mainly of husks and spent barley. Farmers commonly buy or collect draff cheaply as a nutritious feed for cattle and pigs, since it still contains protein even after brewing removes the fermentable sugar. More broadly, and more anciently, draff could mean any dregs or worthless refuse, not just brewing waste. The narrower brewing sense is now by far the more common use of the word.
How DRAFF is used
Used mainly in brewing and distilling to describe spent grain, and occasionally more generally for worthless refuse.
- The distillery sold its draff to a local farmer for cattle feed.
- Steam rose from the fresh draff as it was shovelled from the mash tun.
- Pigs were fattened on draff throughout the winter months.
- The old proverb calls flattery draff dressed up as grain.
- Trucks collected the wet draff each morning from the brewery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DRAFF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DRAFF
5 longer words begin with DRAFF.
Shorter words from the letters in DRAFF
Common questions about DRAFF
- Is DRAFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DRAFF, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DRAFF worth?
- DRAFF is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DRAFF mean?
- Worthless waste matter, especially the spent grain left over from brewing or distilling.
- What letters can be added to DRAFF?
- DRAFF takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DRAFF:
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