BUTTLE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BUTTLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUTTLE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUTTLE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUTTLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUTTLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BUTTLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 206,954.
What does BUTTLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
humorousinformal
To act or work as a butler.
Buttle is a playful back-formation from butler, built the way many joking verbs are made from an existing noun. It is used mostly in comic writing, in the style associated with P. G. Wodehouse, to describe someone standing in for a butler or performing butler-like duties without actually holding the job. Because the word calls attention to its own oddness, it almost never appears in a serious description of household staff.
How BUTTLE is used
Informal and playful, used mainly in humorous writing rather than in a serious description of household staff.
- He agreed to buttle for the evening when the real butler fell ill.
- She joked that she would buttle at the dinner party if needed.
- The actor had to learn to buttle convincingly for his role.
- For one weekend, the eldest son buttled for his mother's guests.
- Asked to buttle at short notice, he simply carried the tray with dignity.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUTTLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUTTLE
2 longer words begin with BUTTLE.
Shorter words from the letters in BUTTLE
Common questions about BUTTLE
- Is BUTTLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUTTLE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUTTLE worth?
- BUTTLE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUTTLE mean?
- To act or work as a butler.
- What letters can be added to BUTTLE?
- BUTTLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BUTTLE:
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