DUFF is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DUFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUFF?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUFF is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUFF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
duffsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DUFF scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DUFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 245,077.
What does DUFF mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalBritish
Useless or broken.
Duff as an adjective is British and probably from a dialect word for something counterfeit. A separate duff is a boiled pudding, and being up the duff is a third use unrelated to either.
How DUFF is used
Before and after the noun. Informal and British.
- A duff battery and no shop open for four miles.
- The word duff probably comes from a term for counterfeit.
- Plum duff is a boiled pudding and a separate word.
- Two duff bulbs from the same packet.
- Duff information is worse than none.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUFF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DUFF
15 longer words begin with DUFF.
Shorter words from the letters in DUFF
Common questions about DUFF
- Is DUFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUFF, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUFF worth?
- DUFF is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUFF mean?
- Useless or broken.
- What letters can be added to DUFF?
- DUFF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DUFF:
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