FAFF is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FAFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAFF?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAFF is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAFF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FAFF scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FAFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 3 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. FAFF needs 1 blank tile.
What does FAFF mean in Scrabble?
verb
informalBritish
To spend time on unproductive activity.
Faff is British and probably imitates the sound of fussing, and it is nearly always followed by about or around. It existed in dialect long before it reached general speech in the twentieth century.
How FAFF is used
Faffed, faffing. Usually faff about or around.
- They faffed about for an hour and then left.
- The word faff probably imitates fussing.
- Stop faffing and put the kettle on.
- A faff is a task that takes longer than it deserves.
- Faff needs about or around after it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAFF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FAFF
6 longer words begin with FAFF.
Shorter words from the letters in FAFF
Common questions about FAFF
- Is FAFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAFF, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAFF worth?
- FAFF is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAFF mean?
- To spend time on unproductive activity.
- What letters can be added to FAFF?
- FAFF takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FAFF:
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