BUTYRATE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BUTYRATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUTYRATE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUTYRATE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUTYRATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
butyratesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUTYRATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BUTYRATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUTYRATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BUTYRATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistrytechnical
A salt or ester of butyric acid.
Butyrate compounds are made by gut bacteria and give some foods their buttery or sharp smell. Esters of this kind are also used as flavourings and fragrances.
How BUTYRATE is used
Used in chemistry, nutrition and food science.
- Gut bacteria produce butyrate from fibre.
- The flavour chemist added a fruity butyrate to the blend.
- Sodium butyrate was sold as a supplement.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUTYRATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUTYRATE
1 longer words begin with BUTYRATE.
Shorter words from the letters in BUTYRATE
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Common questions about BUTYRATE
- Is BUTYRATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUTYRATE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUTYRATE worth?
- BUTYRATE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUTYRATE mean?
- A salt or ester of butyric acid.
- What letters can be added to BUTYRATE?
- BUTYRATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BUTYRATE:
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