BUTTINSKY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. BUTTINSKY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUTTINSKY?
| 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 BUTTINSKY is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUTTINSKY
No single letter turns BUTTINSKY into another word.
How BUTTINSKY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BUTTINSKY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUTTINSKY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BUTTINSKY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A person who keeps interrupting or meddling in matters that do not concern them.
The playful Slavic-looking ending turns the phrase butt in into a nickname for a nosy busybody. A buttinsky offers unrequested advice and joins private conversations uninvited. It is a teasing rather than a harsh label.
How BUTTINSKY is used
Used informally, mostly in American English, to tease or scold someone who interferes.
- Don't be such a buttinsky; this is between the two of them.
- Everyone on the street knew her as the neighbourhood buttinsky.
- He apologised for being a buttinsky but offered his opinion anyway.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUTTINSKY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BUTTINSKY
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Common questions about BUTTINSKY
- Is BUTTINSKY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUTTINSKY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUTTINSKY worth?
- BUTTINSKY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUTTINSKY mean?
- A person who keeps interrupting or meddling in matters that do not concern them.
- What letters can be added to BUTTINSKY?
- No single letter can be added to BUTTINSKY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BUTTINSKY:
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