BUDGIE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BUDGIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUDGIE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUDGIE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUDGIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
budgiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUDGIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BUDGIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does BUDGIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
A small, brightly coloured Australian parrot that is widely kept as a pet.
A budgie is the everyday shortening of the longer name for this little parakeet, which lives in large flocks in the wild and is typically green and yellow there. Pet breeders have produced blue, white and yellow varieties, and many budgies can learn to copy a few spoken words. The bird is a favourite first pet for children because it is hardy and sociable.
How BUDGIE is used
Informal; used far more often than the full name in ordinary speech.
- Our budgie learned to whistle the doorbell tune.
- The budgie hopped along its perch and pecked at a mirror.
- She cleaned the budgie cage every Sunday morning.
- A green budgie escaped through the open window.
- He bought a bag of seed for the budgie on the way home.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUDGIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUDGIE
1 longer words begin with BUDGIE.
Shorter words from the letters in BUDGIE
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Common questions about BUDGIE
- Is BUDGIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUDGIE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUDGIE worth?
- BUDGIE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUDGIE mean?
- A small, brightly coloured Australian parrot that is widely kept as a pet.
- What letters can be added to BUDGIE?
- BUDGIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BUDGIE:
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