Boffins is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.
You can make 110 anagrams from letters in boffins (bffinos).
First recorded in 1940-45; origin uncertain
Then Mr. boffin took away Mrs. boffin, much to that lady's regret.
Rosy Posy was too little to have a special chum, so boffin was her companion.
Baby Rosamond bundled out backward, dropping boffin as she did so.
Mr. boffin in all his parliamentary experience had known nothing like it.
After that Mr. boffin admitted Sir Orlando back into his heart of hearts.
Mrs. boffin, as I judge of her from the sketch, "very good, indeed."
"I don't think the Duke will dress himself like that," said Mrs. boffin.
"It is very well done,—very well, indeed," said Mr. boffin to him.
Then they played other games, in which boffin joined, and also Marjorie's kitten, Puff.
It's an odd name; boffin, or Giffin, or something like that.