BUCKEYE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. BUCKEYE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUCKEYE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUCKEYE is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUCKEYE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
buckeyesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUCKEYE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BUCKEYE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,579 thousand.
What does BUCKEYE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A North American tree or shrub related to the horse chestnut, or its glossy brown nut.
The buckeye gets its name from the seed, whose pale spot resembles a deer's eye. In the United States the word is also a nickname for a person from Ohio.
How BUCKEYE is used
The noun buckeye names the tree, its nut and, informally, natives of Ohio.
- Children collected every buckeye they found under the tree.
- The buckeye bloomed with tall spikes of red flowers.
- He proudly called himself a buckeye from Columbus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUCKEYE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUCKEYE
1 longer words begin with BUCKEYE.
Shorter words from the letters in BUCKEYE
Common questions about BUCKEYE
- Is BUCKEYE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUCKEYE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUCKEYE worth?
- BUCKEYE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUCKEYE mean?
- A North American tree or shrub related to the horse chestnut, or its glossy brown nut.
- What letters can be added to BUCKEYE?
- BUCKEYE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BUCKEYE:
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