BOTTY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. BOTTY 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 10 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BOTTY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOTTY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOTTY
No single letter turns BOTTY into another word.
How BOTTY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BOTTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 156,849.
What stands out about BOTTY
- The letters of BOTTY run in alphabetical order from first to last.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BOTTY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalchildishBritish
The buttocks; a childish and affectionate word for the bottom.
Botty is the word a British parent or nursery rhyme reaches for instead of the plainer bottom, keeping the same meaning but a softer, more playful sound. Adults use it jokingly about themselves or a pet as often as about a child.
How BOTTY is used
Informal and mainly nursery language, though adults use it for humour.
- Wipe your botty and wash your hands, she said.
- The puppy wagged its whole botty with excitement.
- He landed flat on his botty in the mud.
- The rhyme ends with a smack on the botty.
- She patted the toddler's botty and sent him off to bed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOTTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BOTTY
Common questions about BOTTY
- Is BOTTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOTTY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOTTY worth?
- BOTTY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOTTY mean?
- The buttocks; a childish and affectionate word for the bottom.
- What letters can be added to BOTTY?
- No single letter can be added to BOTTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BOTTY:
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