5-Letter Words With BUF
- 7 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words With BUF
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words With BUF 7 words
How often does BUF appear in five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 7 five-letter words containing BUF. They average 13 points and the best is BUFFY (16 points).
- Total words
- 7
- Average Scrabble score
- 13
- out of 16 max
- Everyday words
- 14%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 28.6% of words
Most common last letters
- s 28.6%
- a 14.3%
- e 14.3%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word containing BUF
b 3u 1f 4f 4y 4
B 3 + U 1 + F 4 + F 4 + Y 4 = 16 points
- Double word
- 32 pts
- Triple word
- 48 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
buffy
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many five-letter words containing BUF are there?
There are 7 five-letter words containing BUF in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word containing BUF?
BUFFY is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BUFFS (13), BUFFO (13), BUFFA (13).
Which rare five-letter words containing BUF score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include BUFFY (16), BUFFA (13), BUFFE (13), BUFFI (13). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.