/oʊf/

Is OAF a Scrabble word?

Yes. OAF is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton. 2. An ill-mannered person; a boor.

Meaning 1 meaning

  1. A person, especially a large male, who is clumsy or a simpleton. 2. An ill-mannered person; a boor.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: oaf via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Variant of awf, aufe, probably from Old Norse álfr (“elf”) (whence Norwegian Bokmål alv). Doublet of alf and elf.

Similar and opposite words

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OAF at a glance

OAF has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (O 1 + A 1 + F 4) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #67,181 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -OAF

More endings

Same last three letters as OAF. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • LOAF7
  • MEATLOAF13
  • SUGARLOAF13
  • GOAF8
  • COBLOAF14

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