SCOFF is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SCOFF 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 SCOFF?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCOFF is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCOFF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scoffsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCOFF scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SCOFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,176 thousand.
What does SCOFF mean in Scrabble?
verb
To speak about something with scorn or mockery, treating it as ridiculous.
To scoff at an idea is to dismiss it with a mocking laugh or a sarcastic remark rather than to argue against it seriously. The word often implies a certain arrogance in the speaker, who treats the other person's belief or effort as beneath serious consideration. People who scoff at an invention or a plan sometimes look foolish later, once the idea they mocked turns out to succeed.
How SCOFF is used
Common in both speech and writing, usually followed by at, as in scoff at a suggestion.
- Critics like to scoff at ideas they consider unrealistic.
- She began to scoff at his excuse before he even finished.
- Try not to scoff when the answer sounds strange.
- He tends to scoff at anything he does not understand.
- People often scoff at inventions that later change the world.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCOFF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCOFF
The 5 tiles of SCOFF in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SCOFF
9 longer words begin with SCOFF.
Shorter words from the letters in SCOFF
Common questions about SCOFF
- Is SCOFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCOFF, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCOFF worth?
- SCOFF is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCOFF mean?
- To speak about something with scorn or mockery, treating it as ridiculous.
- What letters can be added to SCOFF?
- SCOFF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SCOFF:
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