BUDGET is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BUDGET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUDGET?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUDGET is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUDGET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
budgetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUDGET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BUDGET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does BUDGET mean in Scrabble?
noun
A plan that sets out how much money is expected to come in and how much may be spent over a given period.
A budget can belong to a household, a company or a whole government, and the word also names the sum set aside for one particular purpose, as in a travel budget. It comes from an old French word for a small leather bag, which is why a minister presenting national accounts is still said to open the budget. Used as an adjective it means cheap, and as a verb it means to plan spending in advance.
How BUDGET is used
Common in everyday talk about money and in politics, where the annual budget is a major news event.
- The budget for the wedding was set at four thousand pounds.
- She drew up a monthly budget and stuck to it for a year.
- The council cut the library budget again this spring.
- They booked a budget hotel near the station.
- You need to budget carefully if you want to travel for a month.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUDGET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUDGET
9 longer words begin with BUDGET.
Shorter words from the letters in BUDGET
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Common questions about BUDGET
- Is BUDGET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUDGET, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUDGET worth?
- BUDGET is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUDGET mean?
- A plan that sets out how much money is expected to come in and how much may be spent over a given period.
- What letters can be added to BUDGET?
- BUDGET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BUDGET:
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