BUTANE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BUTANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUTANE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUTANE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUTANE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
butanesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUTANE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BUTANE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does BUTANE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A flammable hydrocarbon gas of the alkane series, commonly used as a fuel in lighters, camping stoves and heaters.
Butane is a colourless gas that turns to liquid under fairly light pressure, which is why it can be carried in small metal canisters inside a cigarette lighter or a portable camping stove. Refineries separate it from crude oil and natural gas alongside similar compounds such as propane, and it is also used as a propellant in aerosol cans. Outside the laboratory, butane is mostly known through these everyday fuel uses rather than through its chemical formula.
How BUTANE is used
Widely used as a practical term in everyday contexts such as lighter fuel and camping equipment, as well as in chemistry.
- The lighter ran out of butane halfway through the camping trip.
- Butane is stored as a liquid under pressure inside small canisters.
- The stove burned butane cleanly with almost no odour.
- Refineries separate butane from other gases during processing.
- Aerosol cans sometimes use butane as a propellant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUTANE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUTANE
1 longer words begin with BUTANE.
Shorter words from the letters in BUTANE
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Common questions about BUTANE
- Is BUTANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUTANE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUTANE worth?
- BUTANE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUTANE mean?
- A flammable hydrocarbon gas of the alkane series, commonly used as a fuel in lighters, camping stoves and heaters.
- What letters can be added to BUTANE?
- BUTANE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BUTANE:
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