DUFUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DUFUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUFUS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUFUS is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUFUS
No single letter turns DUFUS into another word.
How DUFUS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DUFUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 392,122.
What does DUFUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A stupid or clumsy person; a variant spelling of doofus.
Dufus is used to tease or mildly mock someone who has done something careless or foolish, without carrying the sting of a harsher insult. The spelling dufus sits alongside the more common doofus, and both are heard mainly in casual American speech rather than in writing. The origin of the word is uncertain, though it may be related to older slang terms for a lazy or foolish fellow.
How DUFUS is used
Informal American slang, usually aimed affectionately at friends or family rather than as a genuine insult.
- Stop being such a dufus and tie your shoelaces.
- He felt like a dufus after tripping over his own feet.
- Her brother called her a dufus for losing the car keys again.
- Only a dufus would forget an umbrella on a day like this.
- The coach laughed and called the mascot a lovable dufus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUFUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DUFUS
1 longer words begin with DUFUS.
Shorter words from the letters in DUFUS
Common questions about DUFUS
- Is DUFUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUFUS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUFUS worth?
- DUFUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUFUS mean?
- A stupid or clumsy person; a variant spelling of doofus.
- What letters can be added to DUFUS?
- No single letter can be added to DUFUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DUFUS:
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