BUTTERFAT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BUTTERFAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUTTERFAT?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUTTERFAT is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUTTERFAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
butterfatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUTTERFAT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BUTTERFAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 3 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUTTERFAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BUTTERFAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
The natural fat of milk, which is separated out to make butter.
Dairies measure butterfat as a percentage, and it decides how rich a cream or ice cream tastes. Whole milk holds a few percent, while heavy cream holds many times more.
How BUTTERFAT is used
Used in dairy farming, food labelling and cooking.
- Jersey cows give milk with a high butterfat content.
- The label says the ice cream contains ten percent butterfat.
- Skimming removes most of the butterfat from milk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUTTERFAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUTTERFAT
1 longer words begin with BUTTERFAT.
Shorter words from the letters in BUTTERFAT
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Common questions about BUTTERFAT
- Is BUTTERFAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUTTERFAT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUTTERFAT worth?
- BUTTERFAT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUTTERFAT mean?
- The natural fat of milk, which is separated out to make butter.
- What letters can be added to BUTTERFAT?
- BUTTERFAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BUTTERFAT:
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