BUTTERMILK is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. BUTTERMILK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUTTERMILK?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUTTERMILK is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUTTERMILK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
buttermilksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUTTERMILK scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BUTTERMILK, 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 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUTTERMILK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BUTTERMILK mean in Scrabble?
noun
The slightly sour liquid left in the churn after butter is made from cream, or a similar cultured milk sold for drinking and baking.
Traditional buttermilk was a by-product of butter making, while the kind sold in shops today is usually milk soured with a culture. Its tang and acidity make it a favourite for tender pancakes, biscuits and fried-chicken marinades.
How BUTTERMILK is used
Buttermilk is mostly named in recipes and food labels.
- She mixed buttermilk into the pancake batter.
- The farmer drank a glass of cold buttermilk after work.
- Soaking the chicken in buttermilk keeps it moist.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUTTERMILK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUTTERMILK
1 longer words begin with BUTTERMILK.
Shorter words from the letters in BUTTERMILK
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Common questions about BUTTERMILK
- Is BUTTERMILK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUTTERMILK, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUTTERMILK worth?
- BUTTERMILK is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUTTERMILK mean?
- The slightly sour liquid left in the churn after butter is made from cream, or a similar cultured milk sold for drinking and baking.
- What letters can be added to BUTTERMILK?
- BUTTERMILK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BUTTERMILK:
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