BUILT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BUILT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUILT?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUILT is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUILT
No single letter turns BUILT into another word.
How BUILT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BUILT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does BUILT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Having a strong, muscular, or well-proportioned physique.
Used on its own, built describes a person whose body looks strong or muscular, as in she is really built or a heavily built man. This adjective sits beside the far more common use of built as the past tense and past participle of build, as in the house was built in 1920, but the physique sense has taken on a separate life, describing someone's frame rather than a finished structure.
How BUILT is used
Common in casual speech about someones physique, usually following a linking verb such as is or looks.
- The new recruit was tall and built, clearly used to physical work.
- Everyone noticed how built the boxer looked before the fight.
- He was solidly built, with broad shoulders and thick arms.
- She stayed built through years of regular training.
- The coach wanted players who were built for contact sports.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUILT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in BUILT
13 words end in BUILT. Useful as a back hook: play BUILT onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in BUILT
Common questions about BUILT
- Is BUILT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUILT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUILT worth?
- BUILT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUILT mean?
- Having a strong, muscular, or well-proportioned physique.
- What letters can be added to BUILT?
- No single letter can be added to BUILT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BUILT:
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