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/stʌf/
nounverb

STUFF meaning: miscellaneous things or material. The five-letter word is a Wordle answer and scores 11 points in Scrabble.

NWL Collins ENABLE Wordle answer list

Noun 4 meanings

  1. Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.

    “What is all that stuff on your bedroom floor? He didn't want his pockets to bulge so he was walking around with all his stuff in his hands.”

  2. Unspecified things or matters.

    “I had to do some stuff.”

  3. The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.

    “Near-synonyms: constituents, ingredients; see also Thesaurus:substance”

  4. Used as placeholder, usually for material of unknown type or name.

    “Can I have some of that stuff on my ice-cream sundae?”

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.

    “I'm going to stuff this pillow with feathers.”

  2. To fill a space with (something) in a compressed manner.

    “He stuffed his clothes into the closet and shut the door.”

  3. To fill with seasoning.

    “She stuffed the turkey for Thanksgiving using her secret recipe.”

  4. To load goods into (a container) for transport.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English stuf, stuffe, from Anglo-Latin stuffa and its etymon Old French estofe, estoffe, estuf, estuffe, stoffe, from estoffer, estofer (“to provide what is necessary, equip, stuff”), borrowed from Old High German stoffōn, from Proto-West Germanic *stoppōn (“to clog up, block, fill”). More at stop.

Similar and opposite words

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mattersubstanceconstituentsingredientscorporeitybodymassmaterial

STUFF is a flexible noun for belongings, matters or raw material, and a verb for packing something full. It ranks 723rd in English frequency with a count of 190,629. A doubled F makes it awkward for Wordle and valuable for Scrabble.

STUFF at a glance

  • Letters: S, T, U, F and F, with both Fs worth 4 points.
  • Base Scrabble value: 11 points.
  • Wordle status: answer and allowed guess.
  • One anagram: TUFFS.
  • Five neighbours: STAFF, STIFF, SNUFF, SCUFF and SLUFF.

How do you handle a double F in Wordle?

Treat the repeated letter as a deliberate test. Green Fs in the fourth and fifth columns confirm the pair, while a single yellow F only tells you the letter is somewhere. Many solvers waste a guess because they assume a letter appears once.

STUFF shares its ST- start with STAFF and STIFF, and all three end in -FF, so a guess like STAFF can leave you holding three live candidates. Break the tie with a word that puts U in the third slot.

Why do the two Fs carry the score?

The two F tiles make 8 of the 11 points, which is about three quarters of the total. S, T and U are worth 1 each. A double-letter square under one F therefore adds 4, taking STUFF to 15.

STUFF sits in a busy neighbourhood, and 12 percent of five-letter words begin with S. Its anagram TUFFS scores the same 11 and is the plural of a volcanic rock, but it is far rarer, so check your game's word list before relying on it. Leave it as a backup when the board has no room for the real word.

Frequency note

Note

Only 82 five-letter words end in F, so a confirmed -FF finish narrows the field quickly. After that, the S-start group of SNUFF, SCUFF and STAFF is where your shortlist lives.

Rhymes with stuff

All rhymes
  • BUFF12
  • BLUFF13
  • PUFF12
  • CUFF12
  • DUFF11
  • FLUFF14
  • SNUFF11
  • HUFF13
  • RUFF10
  • TUFF10
  • WOODRUFF18
  • GRUFF12

One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • STAFF11
  • STIFF11
  • SNUFF11
  • SCUFF13
  • SLUFF11

Questions people ask

Is stuff a Wordle answer?
Yes. STUFF is on the Wordle answer list and is also an allowed guess. The double F means a normal first guess will rarely show it clearly, so look for S, T and U first and test the repeated F on your next try.
How many points is stuff worth in Scrabble?
STUFF scores 11 points. Each F is worth 4, and S, T and U are worth 1 each. Placing an F on a double-letter square gives 15, and a triple-word square would multiply the full 11 by three to give 33.
What is the anagram of stuff?
The only anagram of STUFF is TUFFS, the plural of tuff, a type of rock. It uses the same five letters and scores 11 points. Common words STAFF and STIFF are one-letter neighbours rather than anagrams.

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