The word buff is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • buff n. Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals.
  • buff n. A tool, often one covered with buff leather, used for polishing.
  • buff n. (Color) A brownish yellow colour.

23 valid words from 3 definitions

ANIMALS BROWNISH BUFF BUFFALO COLOR COLOUR COVERED FOR FROM LEATHER OF OFTEN ONE OR POLISHING SIMILAR SKIN THE TOOL UNDYED USED WITH YELLOW

One word-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word.)

FUB

16 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

BAFF BIFF BOFF BUFO BUMF CUFF DUFF FUFF GUFF HUFF LUFF MUFF NUFF PUFF RUFF TUFF

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

BLUFF

44 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

BUFFA BUFFE BUFFI BUFFO BUFFS BUFFY BUFFAS BUFFED BUFFEL BUFFER BUFFET BUFFOS BUFFALO BUFFERS BUFFEST BUFFETS BUFFIER BUFFING BUFFOON BUFFABLE BUFFALOS BUFFERED BUFFETED BUFFETER BUFFIEST BUFFINGS BUFFOONS BUFFALOED BUFFALOES BUFFERING BUFFETERS BUFFETING BUFFALOING BUFFERINGS BUFFETINGS BUFFLEHEAD BUFFOONERY BUFFOONISH BUFFALOFISH BUFFLEHEADS BUFFALOBERRY BUFFOONERIES BUFFALOFISHES BUFFALOBERRIES

7 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

REBUFFS REBUFFED REBUFFING UNBUFFERED COUNTERBUFFS COUNTERBUFFED COUNTERBUFFING

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

REBUFF COUNTERBUFF

7 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A BUFFA
+E BUFFE
+I BUFFI
+L BLUFF
+O BUFFO
+S BUFFS
+Y BUFFY

One anagram minus one (New word formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-F FUB

Scrabble scoring

  • 12 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 1535 chance (0.07%).
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 14004 chance (0.01%).

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Categories without words

  • No words-in-word (Word found as is inside the word.)
  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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