NAFF is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NAFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NAFF?
| 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 NAFF is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAFF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
naffsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NAFF scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NAFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 72,615.
What does NAFF mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalBritish
In poor taste; unfashionable.
Naff is British and its origin is disputed: a backslang word and an acronym are both suggested, and neither has been proved. It became widely known through a television series of the 1970s.
How NAFF is used
Before and after the noun. Informal and British.
- A naff present is worse than none at all.
- The word naff has a disputed origin.
- Naff off is a euphemism and everybody knows for what.
- A television series made naff widely known.
- Two naff decisions and the whole thing collapsed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NAFF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NAFF
8 longer words begin with NAFF.
Words ending in NAFF
1 words end in NAFF. Useful as a back hook: play NAFF onto a word already on the board.
Words with NAFF inside
20 words contain NAFF in the middle. Words that start with NAFF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NAFF
Common questions about NAFF
- Is NAFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NAFF, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NAFF worth?
- NAFF is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NAFF mean?
- In poor taste; unfashionable.
- What letters can be added to NAFF?
- NAFF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NAFF:
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