BUTANOIC is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. BUTANOIC 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 12 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BUTANOIC?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUTANOIC is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUTANOIC
No single letter turns BUTANOIC into another word.
How BUTANOIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BUTANOIC, 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 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUTANOIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BUTANOIC
- All 8 letters of BUTANOIC are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BUTANOIC
Showing 40 of 192. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about BUTANOIC
- Is BUTANOIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUTANOIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUTANOIC worth?
- BUTANOIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BUTANOIC?
- No single letter can be added to BUTANOIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BUTANOIC:
Open BUTANOIC in the Word Finder