TEFF is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TEFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TEFF?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TEFF is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TEFF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
teffsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TEFF scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TEFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does TEFF mean in Scrabble?
noun
An Ethiopian grain with very small seeds.
Teff seeds are so small that a handful sows a field, which made the crop practical for people carrying seed on foot. It is the grain in injera and contains no gluten at all.
How TEFF is used
Uncountable; used as a modifier before a noun.
- A handful of teff sows a whole field.
- The word teff came into English from Amharic.
- Teff contains no gluten and behaves differently in dough.
- Injera is made from teff and nothing else traditionally.
- Two sacks of teff weigh what one of wheat does.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TEFF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TEFF
1 longer words begin with TEFF.
Shorter words from the letters in TEFF
Common questions about TEFF
- Is TEFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TEFF, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TEFF worth?
- TEFF is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TEFF mean?
- An Ethiopian grain with very small seeds.
- What letters can be added to TEFF?
- TEFF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TEFF:
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