Is BAFFLING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BAFFLING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BAFFLING mean?
- adjective
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
“a baffling problem”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + F (4) + F (4) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BAFFLING
BAFFLING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BAFFLING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- baffing16
- fabling13
- blaff13
- gliff12
- baff12
- biff12
- gaff11
- naff10
- niff10
- baling9
- fagin9
- fling9
- flab9
- aff9
- iff9
- bling8
- final8
- fang8
- flag8
- fab8
- fib8
- binal7
- blain7
- alif7
- bang7
- bing7
- blag7
- fail7
- fain7
- fila7
- flan7
- glib7
- naif7
- fag7
- fig7
- gif7
- algin6
- align6
- liang6
- ligan6
- linga6
- bail6
- bani6
- blin6
- bag6
- big6
- fan6
- fil6
- fin6
- gab6
- gib6
- agin5
- gain5
- glia5
- lang5
- ling5
- alb5
- bal5
- ban5
- bin5
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