What It Scores
TUFTS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 U1 F4 T1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In TUFTS
8 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (3)
3 letter words (2)
2 letter words (3)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.