BUTCHINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. BUTCHINGS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BUTCHINGS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUTCHINGS is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUTCHINGS
No single letter turns BUTCHINGS into another word.
How BUTCHINGS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BUTCHINGS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUTCHINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BUTCHINGS
- All 9 letters of BUTCHINGS 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 BUTCHINGS
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Common questions about BUTCHINGS
- Is BUTCHINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BUTCHINGS is not in it.
- How many points is BUTCHINGS worth?
- BUTCHINGS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BUTCHINGS?
- No single letter can be added to BUTCHINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BUTCHINGS:
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