BUCKETFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. BUCKETFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUCKETFUL?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUCKETFUL is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUCKETFUL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bucketfulsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUCKETFUL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BUCKETFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUCKETFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BUCKETFUL mean in Scrabble?
noun
The amount that a bucket can hold.
A bucketful is a handy unplanned measure for water, sand or feed when no exact figure is needed. People also stretch it to mean a large quantity of anything.
How BUCKETFUL is used
Used as a rough measure, literally for liquids and loose material or loosely for a great deal.
- He carried a bucketful of water to the garden.
- The kids dug up a bucketful of wet sand.
- She poured a bucketful of oats into the trough.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUCKETFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUCKETFUL
1 longer words begin with BUCKETFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in BUCKETFUL
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Common questions about BUCKETFUL
- Is BUCKETFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUCKETFUL, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUCKETFUL worth?
- BUCKETFUL is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUCKETFUL mean?
- The amount that a bucket can hold.
- What letters can be added to BUCKETFUL?
- BUCKETFUL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BUCKETFUL:
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