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BLUFFEST

8 letters, 16 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What BLUFFEST Means

BLUFFEST is a form of BLUFF, which means:

  1. noun: a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
  2. noun: pretense that your position is stronger than it really is“his bluff succeeded in getting him accepted”
  3. verb: deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
  4. verb: frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

BLUFFEST is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 L1 U1 F4 F4 E1 S1 T1.

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