SAFFRON is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SAFFRON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAFFRON?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAFFRON is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAFFRON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAFFRON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SAFFRON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does SAFFRON mean in Scrabble?
noun
An orange-yellow spice and dye made from the dried stigmas of a purple autumn crocus.
Saffron is among the costliest spices in the world, because thousands of flowers are needed for a small amount. It gives rice and pastries a golden colour and a faint, honeyed flavour.
How SAFFRON is used
Saffron names the spice, the crocus it comes from and its deep yellow colour.
- A pinch of saffron turned the rice bright gold.
- The monks wore robes dyed saffron.
- Harvesters pick each saffron flower by hand at dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAFFRON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAFFRON
5 longer words begin with SAFFRON.
Shorter words from the letters in SAFFRON
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Common questions about SAFFRON
- Is SAFFRON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAFFRON, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAFFRON worth?
- SAFFRON is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAFFRON mean?
- An orange-yellow spice and dye made from the dried stigmas of a purple autumn crocus.
- What letters can be added to SAFFRON?
- SAFFRON takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SAFFRON:
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