TUFTS is a playable word

tuft Scrabble® Dictionary

verb
tufted, tufting, tufts
to form into tufts (clusters of flexible outgrowths attached at the base)
7 Playable Words can be made from "TUFTS"
   2-Letter Words (2 found)
   3-Letter Words (2 found)
   4-Letter Words (2 found)
   5-Letter Words (1 found)