PUTOFF is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PUTOFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PUTOFF?
| 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 PUTOFF is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUTOFF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
putoffsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PUTOFF scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PUTOFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,104 thousand.
What does PUTOFF mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
An excuse or delay used to avoid doing something.
A putoff is the polite brush-off given to a person asking for a favour or a decision. It postpones the matter without refusing outright.
How PUTOFF is used
Putoff is an informal word, mostly American.
- His answer was just a putoff.
- The clerk gave me another putoff about the form.
- She recognised the polite putoff at once.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PUTOFF and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PUTOFF
The 6 tiles of PUTOFF in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PUTOFF
1 longer words begin with PUTOFF.
Shorter words from the letters in PUTOFF
Common questions about PUTOFF
- Is PUTOFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PUTOFF, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PUTOFF worth?
- PUTOFF is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PUTOFF mean?
- An excuse or delay used to avoid doing something.
- What letters can be added to PUTOFF?
- PUTOFF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PUTOFF:
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