BUDLIKE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BUDLIKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUDLIKE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUDLIKE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUDLIKE
No single letter turns BUDLIKE into another word.
How BUDLIKE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BUDLIKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does BUDLIKE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Resembling a bud in shape, size or stage of growth.
Budlike describes small, closed, rounded things that look like an unopened flower or a tiny shoot. Writers use budlike for botanical details and sometimes for small swellings on animals.
How BUDLIKE is used
Budlike is a descriptive adjective, mostly found in scientific or nature writing.
- The stem ended in a budlike swelling that had not yet opened.
- Under the microscope the budlike growth on the yeast cell was clear.
- Tiny budlike knobs lined the branch in early spring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUDLIKE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BUDLIKE
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Common questions about BUDLIKE
- Is BUDLIKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUDLIKE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUDLIKE worth?
- BUDLIKE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUDLIKE mean?
- Resembling a bud in shape, size or stage of growth.
- What letters can be added to BUDLIKE?
- No single letter can be added to BUDLIKE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BUDLIKE:
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