BUTTERCUP is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BUTTERCUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
b3u1t1t1e1r1c3u1p3
PlayableBUTTERCUP · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept BUTTERCUP?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.89%
Our own measure of how useful BUTTERCUP is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUTTERCUP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
buttercupsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUTTERCUP scores
Scrabble b3u1t1t1e1r1c3u1p3 15
Words with Friends b4u2t1t1e1r1c4u2p4 20
Face value of the 9 tiles in BUTTERCUP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUTTERCUP has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BUTTERCUP
1 longer words begin with BUTTERCUP.
Shorter words from the letters in BUTTERCUP
precut10 butter8 cutter8 putter8 puture8 crept9 cuber9 cutup9 pucer9 brute7 buret7 butte7 butut7 cruet7 curet7 cuter7 eruct7 erupt7 rebut7 recut7 truce7 tuber7 upter7 utter5 burp8 cube8 curb8 perc8 pube8 puce8 brut6 bute6 butt6 cert6 crue6 cure6 curt6 cute6 ecru6 pert6
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Common questions about BUTTERCUP
- Is BUTTERCUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUTTERCUP, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUTTERCUP worth?
- BUTTERCUP is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BUTTERCUP?
- BUTTERCUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BUTTERCUP:
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