BUDGE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BUDGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUDGE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUDGE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUDGE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUDGE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BUDGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does BUDGE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To move, shift position, or change an opinion, especially when reluctant to do so.
Budge is most often used in negative sentences, describing a stuck object or a stubborn person, as in the phrase will not budge an inch. It ultimately derives from the Old French bouger, meaning to stir, and entered English in the sixteenth century. Editors and grammarians note that budge rarely appears in a positive statement, since speakers usually prefer would not budge or refused to budge to stress how firmly something resisted.
How BUDGE is used
Common in negative constructions such as would not budge or refused to budge, describing physical or mental immovability.
- The heavy wardrobe would not budge no matter how hard they pushed.
- He refused to budge from his original price.
- The stuck door wouldn't budge an inch.
- No amount of pleading could make the stubborn mule budge.
- She wouldn't budge on her decision to cancel the trip.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUDGE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BUDGE
The 5 tiles of BUDGE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BUDGE
21 longer words begin with BUDGE.
Words with BUDGE inside
16 words contain BUDGE in the middle. Words that start with BUDGE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BUDGE
Common questions about BUDGE
- Is BUDGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUDGE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUDGE worth?
- BUDGE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUDGE mean?
- To move, shift position, or change an opinion, especially when reluctant to do so.
- What letters can be added to BUDGE?
- BUDGE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BUDGE:
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