BLACKBUTTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. BLACKBUTTS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
b3l1a1c3k5b3u1t1t1s1
Depends on the listBLACKBUTTS · 10 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 25 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
25points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BLACKBUTTS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4%
Our own measure of how useful BLACKBUTTS is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BLACKBUTTS
No single letter turns BLACKBUTTS into another word.
How BLACKBUTTS scores
Scrabble b3l1a1c3k5b3u1t1t1s1 20
Words with Friends b4l2a1c4k5b4u2t1t1s1 25
Face value of the 10 tiles in BLACKBUTTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BLACKBUTTS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BLACKBUTTS
blackbutt19 sackbut15 subtack15 buttals9 blacks14 baulks12 caulks12 babuls10 bubals10 sacbut10 subact10 taluks10 blatts8 clauts8 cutlas8 scutal8 backs13 black13 bucks13 balks11 bauks11 baulk11 bulks11 calks11 cauks11 caulk11 lacks11 lucks11 sculk11 slack11 stack11 stuck11 tacks11 tucks11 babul9 babus9 blabs9 blubs9 bubal9 bubas9
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Common questions about BLACKBUTTS
- Is BLACKBUTTS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BLACKBUTTS, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BLACKBUTTS worth?
- BLACKBUTTS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BLACKBUTTS?
- No single letter can be added to BLACKBUTTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BLACKBUTTS:
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