luff
Luff can refer to the act of sailing close to the wind or (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast. As a verb, luff can mean to flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides or sail close to the wind.
Length
4
Scrabble
10
WWF
12
Starts
LU
Ends
UFF
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “LUFF” Mean?
/lʌf/
luff has 4 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 senses(nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast
the act of sailing close to the wind
Verb
2 sensessail close to the wind
Synonyms
flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides
“the sails luffed”
Synonyms for LUFF
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
(nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast
Length
4 letters
Starts With
L
Ends With
F
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
L, U, F, F
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆LUFF has a Scrabble score of 10. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆LUFF is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆LUFF can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆LUFF contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
3
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCC
CV Pattern
CVCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
LU, UF, FF
Trigrams
LUF, UFF
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