RUFFE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. RUFFE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUFFE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUFFE is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUFFE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUFFE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RUFFE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does RUFFE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small European freshwater fish of the perch family, greenish-brown above with yellow underparts.
The ruffe lives in slow rivers, lakes and canals across much of Europe, feeding mostly on small invertebrates near the bottom. Anglers rarely target it on purpose, since it is small and bony, but it turns up often as an incidental catch alongside perch, its close relative. Outside its native range the ruffe has become an unwelcome invasive species in parts of North America, where it competes with local fish for food.
How RUFFE is used
Used in angling and in writing about freshwater fish and invasive species.
- The angler pulled up a ruffe instead of the perch he was hoping for.
- A ruffe rarely grows longer than the width of a hand.
- Biologists tracked the spread of the ruffe through the Great Lakes.
- The lake holds plenty of ruffe among its perch and roach.
- Children learned to tell a ruffe from a perch by its shorter fins.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUFFE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUFFE
2 longer words begin with RUFFE.
Words ending in RUFFE
2 words end in RUFFE. Useful as a back hook: play RUFFE onto a word already on the board.
Words with RUFFE inside
7 words contain RUFFE in the middle. Words that start with RUFFE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RUFFE
Common questions about RUFFE
- Is RUFFE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUFFE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUFFE worth?
- RUFFE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUFFE mean?
- A small European freshwater fish of the perch family, greenish-brown above with yellow underparts.
- What letters can be added to RUFFE?
- RUFFE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RUFFE:
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