BUTTERFISH is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. BUTTERFISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUTTERFISH?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUTTERFISH is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUTTERFISH
No single letter turns BUTTERFISH into another word.
How BUTTERFISH scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BUTTERFISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUTTERFISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BUTTERFISH mean in Scrabble?
noun
Any of several fishes with oily flesh or a slippery, mucus-covered skin, especially a small flat sea fish caught for food.
The name was given to different fish in different regions, always because of the smooth, buttery feel or taste. Because of that, butterfish can mean quite different species depending on where the speaker lives.
How BUTTERFISH is used
Butterfish appears on menus and in fishing and marine biology texts.
- The market sold fried butterfish by the bucket.
- A butterfish slipped out of the net because of its slimy skin.
- Fishermen along the coast caught butterfish near the shallows.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUTTERFISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUTTERFISH
1 longer words begin with BUTTERFISH.
Shorter words from the letters in BUTTERFISH
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Common questions about BUTTERFISH
- Is BUTTERFISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUTTERFISH, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUTTERFISH worth?
- BUTTERFISH is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUTTERFISH mean?
- Any of several fishes with oily flesh or a slippery, mucus-covered skin, especially a small flat sea fish caught for food.
- What letters can be added to BUTTERFISH?
- No single letter can be added to BUTTERFISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BUTTERFISH:
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