BUTTONHOLERS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BUTTONHOLERS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
b3u1t1t1o1n1h4o1l1e1r1s1
PlayableBUTTONHOLERS · 12 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
12letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BUTTONHOLERS?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.42
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.67%
Our own measure of how useful BUTTONHOLERS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUTTONHOLERS
No single letter turns BUTTONHOLERS into another word.
How BUTTONHOLERS scores
Scrabble b3u1t1t1o1n1h4o1l1e1r1s1 17
Words with Friends b4u2t1t1o1n2h3o1l2e1r1s1 20
Face value of the 12 tiles in BUTTONHOLERS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUTTONHOLERS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BUTTONHOLERS
buttonholer16 buttonholes16 troubleshot16 buttonhole15 buhrstone14 outthrobs14 sloethorn12 unholster12 buttoners11 obstruent11 rebuttons11 unbottles11 bethorns13 betroths13 botholes13 brothels13 burthens13 outthrob13 theorbos13 turbeths13 hornlets11 lutherns11 outshone11 shuttler11 southern11 southron11 thornset11 throstle11 blotters10 bluntest10 borneols10 bottlers10 boulters10 burnoose10 burstone10 buttoner10 rebutton10 rubstone10 troubles10 unbottle10
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Common questions about BUTTONHOLERS
- Is BUTTONHOLERS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUTTONHOLERS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUTTONHOLERS worth?
- BUTTONHOLERS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BUTTONHOLERS?
- No single letter can be added to BUTTONHOLERS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BUTTONHOLERS:
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