Definition of DRAFF

draff

Plural: draffs

Noun

  • The residue left after brewing, especially from malt.
  • A byproduct from a grain distillery, often fed to pigs or cattle as part of their ration; often synonymous with brewer's spent grain, sometimes differentiated from it; usually differentiated from potale, at least in technical use, although broad, nontechnical use has often lumped all such byproducts together, especially in the past.

Examples

  • While "DRAFF" might sound like waste, it’s a perfectly playable word in Scrabble.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English draf, likely from an unrecorded Old English *dræf, from Proto-Germanic *drabaz.

Synonyms

dregs, hogwash

Scrabble Score: 12

draff: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
draff: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
draff: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

draff: valid Words With Friends Word