FUTZ is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. FUTZ is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FUTZ?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FUTZ is to know. It scores 16 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FUTZ
No single letter turns FUTZ into another word.
How FUTZ scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FUTZ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 81,692.
What stands out about FUTZ
- FUTZ scores 16 points, more than twice the average for a 4-letter word (7.7).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FUTZ mean in Scrabble?
verb
informalNorth American
To waste time; to fiddle about with something.
Futz is American and probably from Yiddish, where the source word is a good deal coarser. It is nearly always followed by around or with, and standing alone it sounds unfinished.
How FUTZ is used
Futzed, futzing. Usually futz around or futz with.
- He futzed around with the settings for an hour.
- The word futz is probably from Yiddish.
- Stop futzing with it and read the manual.
- Futz needs around or with after it.
- Two afternoons of futzing and no progress at all.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FUTZ and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FUTZ
3 longer words begin with FUTZ.
Shorter words from the letters in FUTZ
Common questions about FUTZ
- Is FUTZ valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FUTZ, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FUTZ worth?
- FUTZ is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FUTZ mean?
- To waste time; to fiddle about with something.
- What letters can be added to FUTZ?
- No single letter can be added to FUTZ to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FUTZ:
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