What LUFF Means
- noun: (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast
- noun: the act of sailing close to the wind
- verb: sail close to the wind
- verb: flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides“the sails luffed”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
LUFF is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as L1 U1 F4 F4.
Words Made From The Letters In LUFF
1 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)
Longer Words Containing LUFF
LUFF appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
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