NYAFF is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. NYAFF is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NYAFF?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NYAFF is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NYAFF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nyaffsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NYAFF scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NYAFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 697,107.
What does NYAFF mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsinformal
A small, irritating or contemptible person, especially in Scottish usage.
A nyaff is Scots slang for someone regarded as small, annoying or beneath respect, often used with real contempt in an argument or insult. The word probably comes from an older sense of nyaff meaning to yelp like a small, yappy dog, so calling a person a nyaff compares them to a noisy, insignificant animal. It is common in everyday Scottish speech and in Scottish fiction and drama that reproduces that speech.
How NYAFF is used
Informal Scots usage, typically an insult aimed at someone seen as small, annoying or worthless.
- Get away, ye wee nyaff, the shopkeeper shouted after him.
- Nobody liked the nyaff who kept reporting minor rule breaks.
- She called her ex a nyaff in front of the whole pub.
- The film's villain is played as a sneering little nyaff.
- He's just a nyaff, ignore whatever he says.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NYAFF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NYAFF
3 longer words begin with NYAFF.
Shorter words from the letters in NYAFF
Common questions about NYAFF
- Is NYAFF valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NYAFF is not in it.
- How many points is NYAFF worth?
- NYAFF is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NYAFF mean?
- A small, irritating or contemptible person, especially in Scottish usage.
- What letters can be added to NYAFF?
- NYAFF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NYAFF:
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