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Is BUFFALOES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BUFFALOES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BUFFALOES mean?

Buffaloes is a form of BUFFALO.

  1. noun

    large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

  2. noun

    a city on Lake Erie in western New York (near Niagara Falls)

  3. noun

    meat from an American bison

  4. noun

    any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

17

Scrabble

20

Words With Friends

9

Letters

B (3) + U (1) + F (4) + F (4) + A (1) + L (1) + O (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 BUFFALOES

BUFFALOES 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 BUFFALOES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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