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Is raff a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word raff is a Scrabble US word. The word raff is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is raff a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word raff is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

R1A1F4F4

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Yes. The word raff is a Words With Friends word. The word raff is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (1 found)

RAFF,

3-letter words (4 found)

AFF,ARF,FAR,FRA,

2-letter words (2 found)

AR,FA,

You can make 7 words from raff according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of raff

raff arff rfaf fraf afrf farf raff arff rfaf fraf afrf farf rffa frfa rffa frfa ffra ffra affr fafr affr fafr ffar ffar

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word raff. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in raff.

Definitions and meaning of raff

raff

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹæf/

Etymology 1

From Middle English raf, from Old French raffer, of Germanic origin; compare German raffen, akin to rap (“to snatch”). Compare riffraff, rip (“to tear”).

Noun

raff (countable and uncountable, plural raffs)

  1. A promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber; refuse.
  2. The common rabble or mob; riffraff.
  3. A low fellow; a churl.
Derived terms
  • raff merchant

Verb

raff (third-person singular simple present raffs, present participle raffing, simple past and past participle raffed)

  1. To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to take by a promiscuous sweep.

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

  • raffe
  • raffie

Noun

raff (plural raffs)

  1. (nautical) A three-cornered sail set on a schooner when before the wind.

Anagrams

  • ARFF, FFAR

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁaf/
  • Homophone: RAF

Verb

raff

  1. singular imperative of raffen
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of raffen

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raːf/

Noun

raff

  1. Soft mutation of rhaff.

Mutation

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “raff”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Source: wiktionary.org