BUTCHING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. BUTCHING 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BUTCHING?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUTCHING is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUTCHING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
butchingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUTCHING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BUTCHING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUTCHING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BUTCHING
- All 8 letters of BUTCHING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with BUTCHING
1 longer words begin with BUTCHING.
Shorter words from the letters in BUTCHING
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Common questions about BUTCHING
- Is BUTCHING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BUTCHING is not in it.
- How many points is BUTCHING worth?
- BUTCHING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BUTCHING?
- BUTCHING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BUTCHING:
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