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Buffalo

b 3u 1f 4f 4a 1l 1o 1

About 3 syllables

noun · verb · 7 letters · Common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does buffalo mean?

noun

  1. large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

    Synonymsamerican bisonamerican buffalobison bison

  2. a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls)

  3. meat from an American bison

  4. any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo

    Synonymsold world buffalo

verb

  1. intimidate or overawe

Is BUFFALO a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is BUFFALO worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
b 3u 1f 4f 4a 1l 1o 1

Words With Friends

18 pts
b 4u 2f 4f 4a 1l 2o 1

Wordfeud

17 pts
b 4u 2f 4f 4a 1l 1o 1

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
b 4u 2f 4f 4a 1l 2o 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BUFFALO

Hooks for BUFFALO

Add one letter to the front or back of BUFFALO to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

buffalos

Words that end like BUFFALO

Common words that share the ending -ALO, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -ALO

Buffalo: quick answers

Is BUFFALO a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BUFFALO is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BUFFALO worth?
BUFFALO scores 15 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does buffalo mean?
As a noun, buffalo means “large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BUFFALO?
You can make 49 shorter words from BUFFALO, such as BLAFF, BLUFF, BUFFA, BUFFO. See the full list.