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DISTAFFS

8 letters

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Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 11 pts

DISTAFFS is a valid 8-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 11 in Super Big Boggle.

DISTAFFS root DISTAFF-s

noun
  1. A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) is attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist.
  2. The part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun.
  3. Anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only.
  4. A race for female horses only.
  5. alsocollectiveA woman, or women considered as a group.
adjective
  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of women.
  2. Of the maternal side of a family.