BUKES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. BUKES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BUKES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUKES is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUKES
No single letter turns BUKES into another word.
How BUKES scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BUKES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.
Words ending in BUKES
2 words end in BUKES. Useful as a back hook: play BUKES onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in BUKES
Common questions about BUKES
- Is BUKES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BUKES is not in it.
- How many points is BUKES worth?
- BUKES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BUKES?
- No single letter can be added to BUKES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BUKES:
Open BUKES in the Word Finder