SCRUFF is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SCRUFF 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 SCRUFF?
| 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 SCRUFF is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCRUFF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCRUFF scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SCRUFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,209 thousand.
What stands out about SCRUFF
- SCRUFF gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SCRUFF mean in Scrabble?
noun
The loose skin at the back of the neck of a person or animal, by which it can be gripped.
Mothers carry kittens by the scruff, and people use the same grip image when they speak of seizing someone roughly. The word also has a looser sense of an untidy person.
How SCRUFF is used
Most often met in the phrase "by the scruff of the neck", for animals and for people who are grabbed.
- The vet lifted the cat by the scruff and held it still.
- The guard caught the boy by the scruff of his shirt.
- A mother dog moves her puppies by the scruff.
- He grabbed the scruff of the fox and carried it out.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCRUFF and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCRUFF
9 longer words begin with SCRUFF.
Shorter words from the letters in SCRUFF
Common questions about SCRUFF
- Is SCRUFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCRUFF, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCRUFF worth?
- SCRUFF is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCRUFF mean?
- The loose skin at the back of the neck of a person or animal, by which it can be gripped.
- What letters can be added to SCRUFF?
- SCRUFF takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SCRUFF:
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