BUTTON is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BUTTON 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 BUTTON?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUTTON is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUTTON
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUTTON scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BUTTON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 206,954.
What does BUTTON mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small disc or knob, sewn onto clothing or fitted to a machine, used to fasten a garment or to operate a device by being pressed.
A button first meant the small disc sewn onto a coat or shirt and pushed through a buttonhole to close it, a fastening still used on most clothing today. The same word later spread to anything small, round, and pressed to make something happen, from a doorbell to a switch on a machine to an icon on a screen. The related verb to button means to fasten something with buttons, as in buttoning up a coat before going outside.
How BUTTON is used
Used both for the small fastener on clothing and, by extension, for any small device pressed to operate a machine, screen or website.
- One button had come loose from her coat.
- He pressed the red button to stop the machine.
- The dress fastens up the back with tiny pearl buttons.
- Click the button at the bottom of the page to submit the form.
- She buttoned her jacket against the cold wind.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUTTON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUTTON
Showing 24 of 31 words that begin with BUTTON.
Shorter words from the letters in BUTTON
Common questions about BUTTON
- Is BUTTON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUTTON, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUTTON worth?
- BUTTON is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUTTON mean?
- A small disc or knob, sewn onto clothing or fitted to a machine, used to fasten a garment or to operate a device by being pressed.
- What letters can be added to BUTTON?
- BUTTON takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BUTTON:
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