Answer: tuftiest

AnswerCrossword Clue
tuftiestump cluster
tuftiestTUFTY, abounding in tufts
tuftiesta small cluster of elongated flexible outgrowths attached or close together at the base and free at the opposite ends
tuftiestbunch of soft fluffy threads cut off short and used as ornament
tuftiestund
tuftiestgrowing bunch of grasses or close-set plants