GUFFAW is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. GUFFAW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUFFAW?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUFFAW is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUFFAW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
guffawsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUFFAW scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GUFFAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,519 thousand.
What does GUFFAW mean in Scrabble?
verb
To laugh loudly and boisterously.
A guffaw is nothing like a giggle: it is big and coarse and heard across a room. The same word names the laugh itself.
How GUFFAW is used
Also a noun for the loud laugh.
- The old men would guffaw at his jokes.
- He could not help but guffaw at the clown.
- A guffaw from the back of the hall startled the speaker.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUFFAW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUFFAW
3 longer words begin with GUFFAW.
Shorter words from the letters in GUFFAW
Common questions about GUFFAW
- Is GUFFAW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUFFAW, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUFFAW worth?
- GUFFAW is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUFFAW mean?
- To laugh loudly and boisterously.
- What letters can be added to GUFFAW?
- GUFFAW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GUFFAW:
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