FURFUR is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. FURFUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FURFUR?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FURFUR is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FURFUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
furfursChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FURFUR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FURFUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 2 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,245 thousand.
What does FURFUR mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Dandruff, or the scurfy flakes shed from the skin.
The word comes from a Latin term for bran, a comparison with the fine husks that fall away from ground grain. Physicians once used furfur for the powdery scales that come off the scalp or any scaly skin, and the plural furfures also appears in older books. Today the same condition is almost always called dandruff or scaling.
How FURFUR is used
Technical and old-fashioned; found in medical history and in some Scrabble word lists.
- The physician found furfur on the child's scalp.
- An old herbal recommends washing to clear the furfur from the hair.
- Fine furfur gathered on his dark collar.
- The doctor wrote furfur in the margin beside the diagnosis.
- Loose furfur is the first sign that the skin is drying out.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FURFUR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FURFUR
15 longer words begin with FURFUR.
Shorter words from the letters in FURFUR
Common questions about FURFUR
- Is FURFUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FURFUR, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FURFUR worth?
- FURFUR is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FURFUR mean?
- Dandruff, or the scurfy flakes shed from the skin.
- What letters can be added to FURFUR?
- FURFUR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FURFUR:
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