GOOF is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. GOOF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOOF?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOOF is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOOF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOOF scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GOOF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 23,341.
What does GOOF mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A foolish mistake; a silly person.
Goof is American, from about 1915, and comes from an English dialect word for a fool. Its adjective spread far more widely than the noun ever did.
How GOOF is used
Countable. Also a verb: goofed, goofs.
- A goof in the first minute that nobody forgot.
- The word goof came from an English dialect one.
- They goofed and admitted it at once.
- Goofy travelled further than the noun goof.
- Two goofs in the same broadcast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOOF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOOF
13 longer words begin with GOOF.
Shorter words from the letters in GOOF
Common questions about GOOF
- Is GOOF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOOF, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOOF worth?
- GOOF is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOOF mean?
- A foolish mistake; a silly person.
- What letters can be added to GOOF?
- GOOF takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GOOF:
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