SCUFT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCUFT is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SCUFT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCUFT is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCUFT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scuftsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCUFT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SCUFT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
What does SCUFT mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialect
The nape of the neck, the back part where the head joins the shoulders.
Scuft is a regional word recorded mainly in northern English dialect for the spot that standard English calls the scruff or the nape. Writers use it for the loose skin and muscle at the back of the neck, the place by which an animal is naturally gripped or lifted. The word has stayed local rather than spreading into general use, so it appears chiefly in dialect dictionaries and older regional writing.
How SCUFT is used
A dialect term; standard English usually says nape or scruff instead.
- He grabbed the pup by the scuft and lifted it gently.
- A cold wind cut across the scuft of his neck.
- The old dictionary defined scuft as the nape of the neck.
- She rubbed the scuft where the collar had rubbed raw.
- Few outside the region still use the word scuft.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCUFT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCUFT
1 longer words begin with SCUFT.
Shorter words from the letters in SCUFT
Common questions about SCUFT
- Is SCUFT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SCUFT is not in it.
- How many points is SCUFT worth?
- SCUFT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCUFT mean?
- The nape of the neck, the back part where the head joins the shoulders.
- What letters can be added to SCUFT?
- SCUFT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SCUFT:
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