POOFY is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. POOFY is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 13 points there.
Which word lists accept POOFY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POOFY is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POOFY
Front hooks — 1
spoofyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How POOFY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in POOFY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 336,105.
What does POOFY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Puffed out into a full, rounded shape, said especially of hair or fabric.
A poofy hairstyle stands away from the head in a rounded, bouffant shape, and a poofy sleeve or skirt is cut with extra fabric so that it balloons outward rather than lying flat. The word is built on puff, the same root behind a powder puff or a puff of air, extended with the informal -y ending used for casual descriptions like fluffy or bouncy. It turns up mostly in relaxed talk about clothing, hair and costume rather than in formal fashion writing. Something described as poofy usually looks light and airy rather than heavy or tightly fitted.
How POOFY is used
Casual and conversational, used for hair, sleeves, skirts and similar puffed-out shapes rather than in formal writing.
- Her wedding dress had a wonderfully poofy skirt.
- The stylist gave him a poofy, gravity-defying haircut.
- Those poofy sleeves were everywhere in eighties fashion.
- The costume needed a poofy petticoat underneath to hold its shape.
- His hair looked poofy after he slept on it wet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POOFY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in POOFY
1 words end in POOFY. Useful as a back hook: play POOFY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in POOFY
Common questions about POOFY
- Is POOFY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POOFY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POOFY worth?
- POOFY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POOFY mean?
- Puffed out into a full, rounded shape, said especially of hair or fabric.
- What letters can be added to POOFY?
- POOFY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of POOFY:
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