Is BUFFLEHEADS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUFFLEHEADS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUFFLEHEADS mean?
Buffleheads is a form of BUFFLEHEAD.
- noun
small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + F (4) + F (4) + L (1) + E (1) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 23 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 BUFFLEHEADS
BUFFLEHEADS 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 BUFFLEHEADS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bufflehead22
- shuffled18
- baffled16
- bluffed16
- shuffle16
- huffed16
- blueheads15
- headfuls15
- baffles15
- bashful15
- effable15
- baffed15
- buffed15
- bluehead14
- busheled14
- shedable14
- duffels14
- duffles14
- effused14
- flashed14
- fleshed14
- flushed14
- headful14
- heedful14
- sheafed14
- sluffed14
- baffle14
- behalf14
- blaffs14
- bluffs14
- huffs14
- beheads13
- blushed13
- subhead13
- duffel13
- duffle13
- fashed13
- luffed13
- shaduf13
- baffs13
- blaff13
- bluff13
- buffs13
- huff13
- befleas12
- bashed12
- behead12
- beheld12
- bushed12
- effuse12
- fabled12
- luffas12
- daffs12
- duffs12
- effed12
- baff12
- buff12
- defleas11
- defuels11
- deleafs11
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