GAFF is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. GAFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GAFF?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GAFF is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GAFF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GAFF scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GAFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 145,231.
What does GAFF mean in Scrabble?
noun
A pole with a hook for landing large fish.
Gaff for nonsense and gaff for a house are separate words, and blowing the gaff means giving away a secret. The British sense meaning somebody's home is unrelated to any of the others.
How GAFF is used
Countable. Several unrelated senses.
- A gaff is used at the side of the boat and not in the water.
- Blowing the gaff means giving away a secret.
- His gaff in British slang is his flat.
- The word gaff covers a hook, a secret and a house.
- Two gaffs on board and neither of them sharp.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GAFF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GAFF
10 longer words begin with GAFF.
Words ending in GAFF
1 words end in GAFF. Useful as a back hook: play GAFF onto a word already on the board.
Words with GAFF inside
1 words contain GAFF in the middle. Words that start with GAFF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GAFF
Common questions about GAFF
- Is GAFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GAFF, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GAFF worth?
- GAFF is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GAFF mean?
- A pole with a hook for landing large fish.
- What letters can be added to GAFF?
- GAFF takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GAFF:
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