BUTLERY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BUTLERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUTLERY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUTLERY is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUTLERY
No single letter turns BUTLERY into another word.
How BUTLERY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BUTLERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does BUTLERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A room in a large house where a butler keeps wine, glassware and table items.
The butlery was the working space of the head servant in a great house, close to the dining room. It held plate, glasses and drink. Modern homes have no such room, so the word survives mostly in history and period fiction.
How BUTLERY is used
Butlery is an old term for a butler's storeroom, seen in historical writing.
- The silver was locked away in the butlery.
- A servant carried the wine up from the butlery.
- Visitors toured the manor, including the butlery and kitchens.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUTLERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BUTLERY
The 7 tiles of BUTLERY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BUTLERY
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Common questions about BUTLERY
- Is BUTLERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUTLERY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUTLERY worth?
- BUTLERY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUTLERY mean?
- A room in a large house where a butler keeps wine, glassware and table items.
- What letters can be added to BUTLERY?
- No single letter can be added to BUTLERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BUTLERY:
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