/uf/
interjectionnoun

Is OOF a Scrabble word?

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

NWL Collins Not in ENABLE

Meaning A sound made in pain, as when expelling air after being struck.

Interjection 1 meaning

  1. A sound mimicking the loss of air, as if someone's solar plexus had just been struck.

Noun 2 meanings

  1. A sound made in pain, as when expelling air after being struck.

  2. Something cringeworthy, or which arouses disappointment; often used in conjunction with the qualifier big.

    “That is a mega oof.”

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, compare Dutch oef and German uff.

OOF at a glance

OOF has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (O 1 + O 1 + F 4) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #23,344 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -OOF

More endings

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

  • PROOF10
  • ROOF7
  • WATERPROOF18
  • BULLETPROOF18
  • WOOF10
  • SPOOF10
  • HOOF10
  • ALOOF8
  • GOOF8
  • FOOLPROOF17
  • FIREPROOF17
  • SUNROOF10

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