BLUFF

Meaning

An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio.

“That is only bluff, or a bluff.”

• verbTo make a bluff; to give the impression that one's hand is stronger than it is.

BLUFF as a word-puzzle answer

BLUFF is a 5-letter word with 1 vowel (U) and 4 consonants (B, L, F, F). It repeats 1 letter, which is a classic trap — guessers who assume five distinct letters get stuck.

There are no rare letters here, so it is a fair, mid-difficulty answer for the daily Classic puzzle.