BUTTONY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BUTTONY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUTTONY?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUTTONY is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUTTONY
No single letter turns BUTTONY into another word.
How BUTTONY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BUTTONY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,390 thousand.
What does BUTTONY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Having many buttons, or looking like a button, small and round.
Buttony is an unusual word that fits either a coat covered in rows of fastenings or a tiny round shape such as a bright bead of an eye. Most writers would choose a plainer phrase, so buttony tends to appear for a playful effect.
How BUTTONY is used
Buttony is rare and mostly used in descriptive or playful writing.
- The doll wore a buttony little jacket.
- He had small, buttony eyes and a quick smile.
- The old uniform looked far too buttony to wear in summer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUTTONY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BUTTONY
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Common questions about BUTTONY
- Is BUTTONY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUTTONY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUTTONY worth?
- BUTTONY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUTTONY mean?
- Having many buttons, or looking like a button, small and round.
- What letters can be added to BUTTONY?
- No single letter can be added to BUTTONY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BUTTONY:
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