BUTTE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BUTTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUTTE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUTTE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUTTE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUTTE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BUTTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 52,283.
What does BUTTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
An isolated hill with steep sides and a small, flat top that rises abruptly from the surrounding plain.
A butte is formed when erosion wears away softer surrounding rock while a harder cap protects a narrow column of land beneath it, leaving a solitary tower of stone standing above the plain. The term is used especially for such landforms in the western United States and is closely related to a mesa, though a butte is generally narrower and taller in relation to its width.
How BUTTE is used
A geographic term common in descriptions of the landscape of the western United States.
- The lone butte stood out against the flat desert horizon.
- Erosion had carved the butte into steep, striped cliffs of rock.
- They hiked to the top of the butte for a view of the valley.
- The old fort was built near the base of a tall butte.
- Sunset lit the red rock of the butte in deep orange light.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUTTE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUTTE
Showing 24 of 53 words that begin with BUTTE.
Words with BUTTE inside
16 words contain BUTTE in the middle. Words that start with BUTTE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BUTTE
Common questions about BUTTE
- Is BUTTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUTTE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUTTE worth?
- BUTTE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUTTE mean?
- An isolated hill with steep sides and a small, flat top that rises abruptly from the surrounding plain.
- What letters can be added to BUTTE?
- BUTTE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BUTTE:
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