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GAFF

4 letters, 11 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What GAFF Means

  1. noun: a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock
  2. noun: a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

GAFF is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as G2 A1 F4 F4.

Words Made From The Letters In GAFF

3 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

3 letter words (1)

2 letter words (2)

Longer Words Containing GAFF

GAFF appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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