PUFFIN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PUFFIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUFFIN?
| 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 PUFFIN is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUFFIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUFFIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PUFFIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.
What does PUFFIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small black-and-white seabird with a large, brightly coloured triangular beak.
Puffins nest in burrows on coastal cliffs and are famous for carrying several small fish at once in their bills. They spend most of the year far out at sea.
How PUFFIN is used
Puffin names a seabird of northern waters and is popular in nature writing.
- We saw a puffin standing at the burrow entrance.
- The puffin carried a row of silver fish.
- Tourists take boats to watch the puffin colony.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUFFIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PUFFIN
6 longer words begin with PUFFIN.
Shorter words from the letters in PUFFIN
Common questions about PUFFIN
- Is PUFFIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUFFIN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUFFIN worth?
- PUFFIN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUFFIN mean?
- A small black-and-white seabird with a large, brightly coloured triangular beak.
- What letters can be added to PUFFIN?
- PUFFIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PUFFIN:
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