FUZZ is a valid Scrabble word — 25 points
Yes. FUZZ is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FUZZ?
| 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 FUZZ is to know. It scores 25 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 2.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FUZZ
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fuzzyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How FUZZ scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in FUZZ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| z | 2 | 1 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. FUZZ needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about FUZZ
- Two Zs in one word: FUZZ doubles the highest-value tile in the bag.
- At 25 points, FUZZ is among the ten highest-scoring 4-letter words we list.
- FUZZ averages 6.3 points a tile — one of 118 words that dense.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FUZZ mean in Scrabble?
noun
A mass of fine soft fibres.
Fuzz as slang for the police is American and dates from the 1920s, with no agreed explanation at all. The mathematical sense borrowed the word deliberately, and fuzzy logic takes its name straight from it.
How FUZZ is used
Uncountable. Also a verb.
- A fuzz of new growth on the top of the head.
- The word fuzz for the police is American and unexplained.
- Fuzzy logic is named after this word.
- The image fuzzed at the edges and could not be sharpened.
- Two days of fuzz is not yet a beard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FUZZ and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FUZZ
19 longer words begin with FUZZ.
Words with FUZZ inside
4 words contain FUZZ in the middle. Words that start with FUZZ are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FUZZ
Common questions about FUZZ
- Is FUZZ valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FUZZ, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FUZZ worth?
- FUZZ is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FUZZ mean?
- A mass of fine soft fibres.
- What letters can be added to FUZZ?
- FUZZ takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of FUZZ:
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