PUFFY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PUFFY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUFFY?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUFFY is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 2.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUFFY
No single letter turns PUFFY into another word.
How PUFFY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PUFFY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,705 thousand.
What does PUFFY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Swollen or puffed out, especially of a part of the body, or light and rounded in shape.
Puffy describes something that has swollen slightly or puffed outward, most often eyes, cheeks or hands after crying, sleep or injury. The same word also describes clouds or pastries that are light, rounded and full of air rather than dense. In both senses puffy suggests a soft, inflated shape rather than a hard or flat one.
How PUFFY is used
Common in everyday speech, especially when describing tired or swollen faces and eyes.
- Her eyes looked puffy after a night of crying.
- The sky was full of puffy white clouds.
- His face was puffy from lack of sleep.
- The pastry rose into a puffy golden crust.
- She rubbed her puffy ankles after the long flight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUFFY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PUFFY
Common questions about PUFFY
- Is PUFFY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUFFY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUFFY worth?
- PUFFY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUFFY mean?
- Swollen or puffed out, especially of a part of the body, or light and rounded in shape.
- What letters can be added to PUFFY?
- No single letter can be added to PUFFY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PUFFY:
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