BUD is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BUD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUD?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUD is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUD scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in BUD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,053.
What does BUD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small swelling on a plant that opens into a leaf or flower.
A bud is next year already built: the shape inside is complete by the previous autumn, which is why a hard frost in spring costs a whole season rather than a fortnight. The American sense meaning a friend is clipped from buddy and unrelated.
How BUD is used
Countable: a bud, two buds. Also a verb.
- The bud was formed last September and nobody saw it.
- A late frost took every bud on the tree.
- The roses budded early and paid for it.
- Nipping something in the bud is exact rather than figurative.
- Hey bud is a different word altogether.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BUD
The 3 tiles of BUD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BUD
Showing 24 of 61 words that begin with BUD.
Words ending in BUD
8 words end in BUD. Useful as a back hook: play BUD onto a word already on the board.
Words with BUD inside
Showing 24 of 41 words that contain BUD somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BUD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BUD
Common questions about BUD
- Is BUD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUD, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUD worth?
- BUD is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUD mean?
- A small swelling on a plant that opens into a leaf or flower.
- What letters can be added to BUD?
- BUD takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of BUD:
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