Definition of luffs

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • luffs is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • luffs is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • luffs is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of luffs


  • sail close to the wind (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. point
  • flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides (verb)

    Examples

    1. the sails luffed
  • (nautical) the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail that is next to the mast (noun)
  • the act of sailing close to the wind (noun)

See definition of luffs in Merriam Webster