BUT is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. BUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUT?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUT is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUT scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in BUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,369.
What does BUT mean in Scrabble?
conjunction
Except; on the other hand.
But began as a preposition meaning outside and became a conjunction, which is why all but one still works in the older way. The rule against opening a sentence with it was invented by schoolteachers and has never described what writers actually do.
How BUT is used
Conjunction and preposition. Also a noun — no buts.
- Everybody agreed but him.
- But nobody had asked the obvious question first.
- It is cheap but it will not last the winter.
- No buts and no discussion.
- The word but once meant outside.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BUT
The 3 tiles of BUT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BUT
Showing 24 of 201 words that begin with BUT.
Words ending in BUT
15 words end in BUT. Useful as a back hook: play BUT onto a word already on the board.
Words with BUT inside
Showing 24 of 249 words that contain BUT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BUT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BUT
Common questions about BUT
- Is BUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUT worth?
- BUT is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUT mean?
- Except; on the other hand.
- What letters can be added to BUT?
- BUT takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of BUT:
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