TUFA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TUFA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TUFA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUFA is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUFA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tufasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TUFA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TUFA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does TUFA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A porous rock formed by the precipitation of calcium carbonate from spring or river water.
Tufa often builds tall, jagged towers where mineral-rich springs feed into alkaline lakes such as Mono Lake in California. Because it is lightweight and easy to cut, tufa has also been used for centuries as a building stone in parts of Europe.
How TUFA is used
Common in descriptions of limestone landscapes and mineral spring deposits.
- The lake was famous for its towering tufa formations.
- Builders quarried tufa for the old cathedral walls.
- Mineral springs slowly deposited layers of tufa over centuries.
- The hikers photographed strange tufa towers rising from the water.
- Soft and porous, tufa is easy to carve into blocks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUFA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TUFA
The 4 tiles of TUFA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TUFA
2 longer words begin with TUFA.
Words ending in TUFA
1 words end in TUFA. Useful as a back hook: play TUFA onto a word already on the board.
Words with TUFA inside
1 words contain TUFA in the middle. Words that start with TUFA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TUFA
Common questions about TUFA
- Is TUFA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUFA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUFA worth?
- TUFA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUFA mean?
- A porous rock formed by the precipitation of calcium carbonate from spring or river water.
- What letters can be added to TUFA?
- TUFA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TUFA:
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