BUTTERFISHES is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. BUTTERFISHES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
b3u1t1t1e1r1f4i1s1h4e1s1
PlayableBUTTERFISHES · 12 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
12letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BUTTERFISHES?
| 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
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.75%
Our own measure of how useful BUTTERFISHES is to know. It scores 20 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUTTERFISHES
No single letter turns BUTTERFISHES into another word.
How BUTTERFISHES scores
Scrabble b3u1t1t1e1r1f4i1s1h4e1s1 20
Words with Friends b4u2t1t1e1r1f4i1s1h3e1s1 21
Face value of the 12 tiles in BUTTERFISHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUTTERFISHES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BUTTERFISHES
butterfish18 firebushes18 bushfires17 furbishes17 tubfishes17 brushiest14 etherists12 frisettes12 tusheries12 burstiest11 butteries11 tertiuses9 tessiture9 bushfire16 firebush16 fetishes14 freshest14 freshets14 freshies14 furthest14 heftiest14 shifters14 shufties14 bhistees13 briefest13 bushiest13 bushtits13 fibsters13 frisbees13 fubsiest13 herbiest13 herbists13 hubrises13 rubefies13 sherbets13 turbeths13 turbiths13 etherist11 festiest11 frisette11
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Common questions about BUTTERFISHES
- Is BUTTERFISHES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUTTERFISHES, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUTTERFISHES worth?
- BUTTERFISHES is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BUTTERFISHES?
- No single letter can be added to BUTTERFISHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BUTTERFISHES:
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