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Is puffer a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word puffer is a Scrabble US word. The word puffer is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is puffer a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word puffer is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

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Is puffer a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word puffer is a Words With Friends word. The word puffer is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

PUFFER,

5-letter words (1 found)

RUFFE,

4-letter words (4 found)

PUER,PUFF,PURE,RUFF,

3-letter words (13 found)

EFF,ERF,FER,FEU,FUR,PER,PRE,PUR,REF,REP,RUE,URE,URP,

2-letter words (8 found)

EF,ER,FE,FU,PE,RE,UP,UR,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 28 words from puffer according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of puffer

puffer

Etymology

puff +‎ -er

The cellular automata definition is a clipping of puffer train.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpʌfɚ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpʌfə/
  • Rhymes: -ʌfə(ɹ)

Noun

puffer (plural puffers)

  1. Someone or something that puffs.
  2. Any of several poisonous fish, of the family Tetraodontidae, which have the ability to inflate their bodies when in danger.
  3. A manually-operated inhaler.
  4. (dated, childish) A train; a locomotive, usually one that is steam-powered.
  5. A Clyde puffer, a kind of small ship.
  6. (slang) A car left idling to warm up, emitting steam from the rear.
  7. (fashion) An insulated puffy jacket, such as a down jacket.
  8. (dated) A person who gives exaggerated praise to a product, literary work, etc.
  9. (dated, slang) One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at auction to bid up the price; a by-bidder.
  10. (derogatory) An alchemist; so named from their constant attendance to the bellows of their furnaces.
  11. The common, or harbour, porpoise.
  12. A kier used in dyeing.
  13. (glassblowing) A soffietta.
  14. (cellular automata) A finite pattern that moves like a spaceship but leaves a trail of debris.
  15. A security device used to detect traces of explosives or drugs on a person, by blowing puffs of air that pick up tiny particles.

Synonyms

  • (fish): globefish, pufferfish

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References

  • 'puffer (slang), The Official Dictionary of Unofficial English: A Crunk Omnibus, by Grant Barrett, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2006, p. 273. [3]

Danish

Noun

puffer c (singular definite pufferen, plural indefinite puffere)

  1. (chemistry) buffer

Declension

Synonyms

  • buffer

Source: wiktionary.org