BUGBANE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BUGBANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUGBANE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUGBANE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUGBANE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bugbanesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUGBANE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BUGBANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does BUGBANE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tall perennial plant of the buttercup family, with spikes of white flowers, once thought to drive away insects.
Bugbane grows in woodland and is valued in gardens for its tall, feathery flower spikes. The name reflects an old belief that the strong-smelling blooms repelled bugs, though the plant is now grown mainly for show.
How BUGBANE is used
Bugbane is a plant name used in botany and gardening.
- Tall spikes of bugbane lit up the shady border.
- The gardener planted bugbane beside the fern bed.
- In autumn the bugbane flowers fade to soft seed heads.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUGBANE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUGBANE
1 longer words begin with BUGBANE.
Shorter words from the letters in BUGBANE
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Common questions about BUGBANE
- Is BUGBANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUGBANE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUGBANE worth?
- BUGBANE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUGBANE mean?
- A tall perennial plant of the buttercup family, with spikes of white flowers, once thought to drive away insects.
- What letters can be added to BUGBANE?
- BUGBANE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BUGBANE:
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