BUTE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BUTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUTE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUTE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUTE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUTE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BUTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does BUTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalmedical
An informal short name for phenylbutazone, an anti-inflammatory drug once given to people and still used to treat pain and swelling in horses.
Bute is simply a shortened, everyday way of saying phenylbutazone, a drug that reduces inflammation and pain in joints. It has largely disappeared from human medicine because of its side effects but remains common in veterinary care, where it is sometimes misused illegally to mask injuries in racehorses.
How BUTE is used
Informal shortening used mainly in veterinary and horse-racing contexts rather than in general medical writing.
- The vet prescribed bute for the horse's swollen leg.
- Racing officials test for bute before major events.
- Giving a racehorse bute without a permit is against the rules.
- The old groom kept a tin of bute in the stable cabinet.
- Bute eased the horse's stiffness after the long ride.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUTE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BUTE
The 4 tiles of BUTE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BUTE
8 longer words begin with BUTE.
Words ending in BUTE
10 words end in BUTE. Useful as a back hook: play BUTE onto a word already on the board.
Words with BUTE inside
Showing 24 of 42 words that contain BUTE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BUTE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BUTE
Common questions about BUTE
- Is BUTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUTE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUTE worth?
- BUTE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUTE mean?
- An informal short name for phenylbutazone, an anti-inflammatory drug once given to people and still used to treat pain and swelling in horses.
- What letters can be added to BUTE?
- BUTE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BUTE:
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