BUCKWHEAT is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points

Yes. BUCKWHEAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept BUCKWHEAT?

Word power: 37 / 100

Our own measure of how useful BUCKWHEAT is to know. It scores 23 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BUCKWHEAT

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BUCKWHEAT scores

Face value of the 9 tiles in BUCKWHEAT, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUCKWHEAT has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about BUCKWHEAT

• All 9 letters of BUCKWHEAT are different — nothing repeats.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with BUCKWHEAT

1 longer words begin with BUCKWHEAT.

Shorter words from the letters in BUCKWHEAT

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Common questions about BUCKWHEAT

Is BUCKWHEAT valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUCKWHEAT, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is BUCKWHEAT worth?

BUCKWHEAT is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to BUCKWHEAT?

BUCKWHEAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.