TUFT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TUFT 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 TUFT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUFT is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUFT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TUFT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TUFT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What does TUFT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small cluster of hair, feathers, grass, or thread held or growing together at the base.
At certain English universities, a gold tassel called a tuft was once worn on the caps of titled undergraduates to mark their rank. The term later gave rise to tuft-hunter, an old expression for someone who curries favor with the wealthy or well-born.
How TUFT is used
Applies to hair, feathers, grass, and similar small clustered growths.
- A tuft of white hair stood straight up on the puppy.
- The bird had a bright orange tuft on its crown.
- Grass grew in a single tuft near the fence post.
- He noticed a small tuft of fur caught on the wire.
- The owl had a distinct tuft of feathers atop its head.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUFT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TUFT
14 longer words begin with TUFT.
Words ending in TUFT
2 words end in TUFT. Useful as a back hook: play TUFT onto a word already on the board.
Words with TUFT inside
2 words contain TUFT in the middle. Words that start with TUFT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TUFT
Common questions about TUFT
- Is TUFT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUFT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUFT worth?
- TUFT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUFT mean?
- A small cluster of hair, feathers, grass, or thread held or growing together at the base.
- What letters can be added to TUFT?
- TUFT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TUFT:
Open TUFT in the Word Finder