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Words That Start With BUFF

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Popular Words That Start With BUFF

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All Words That Start With BUFF 43 words

7-Letter Words Starting With BUFF 7

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8-Letter Words Starting With BUFF 8

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9-Letter Words Starting With BUFF 5

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10-Letter Words Starting With BUFF 5

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How common is BUFF at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 43 words that start with BUFF. Most are 8 letters long, they average 17.1 points, the best is BUFFALOFISHES (27 points) and 32.6% end in S.

Total words
43
Most common length
8 letters
8 words
Average Scrabble score
17.1
out of 27 max
Longest word
BUFFALOBERRIES
14 letters
Most common ending
S
32.6% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 32.6%
  • d 11.6%
  • g 9.3%

Top vowel pairs

  • oo11.6%
  • ie9.3%
  • ea4.7%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word that starts with BUFF

b 3u 1f 4f 4a 1l 1o 1f 4i 1s 1h 4e 1s 1

B 3 + U 1 + F 4 + F 4 + A 1 + L 1 + O 1 + F 4 + I 1 + S 1 + H 4 + E 1 + S 1 = 27 points

Double word
54 pts
Triple word
81 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

buffalofishes

Form of buffalofish

  1. nounlarge carp-like North American fish
  2. nounany of several large suckers of the Mississippi valley
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How many words that start with BUFF are there?

There are 43 words that start with BUFF in our combined English word list. The most common length is 8 letters, with 8 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word that starts with BUFF?

BUFFALOFISHES is worth 27 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BUFFALOBERRY (25), BUFFALOFISH (25), BUFFALOBERRIES (24).

What are some common words that start with BUFF?

Everyday examples include BUFFER, BUFFOON, BUFFERED, BUFF, BUFFALO, BUFFET, BUFFERING, BUFFERS. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word that starts with BUFF?

BUFFALOBERRIES has 14 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, BUFFALOING (10 letters) is the longest common one.