BUTYRIN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BUTYRIN 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 BUTYRIN?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUTYRIN is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUTYRIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
butyrinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUTYRIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BUTYRIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does BUTYRIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A colourless liquid ester of glycerin and butyric acid, found in butter.
Butyrin is one of the fats that gives butter its particular flavour and smell. Chemists list it among the glycerides, and the name shows its origin, since it comes from the same root as the word butter.
How BUTYRIN is used
Butyrin is a technical word used in chemistry and food science.
- Butyrin is present in small amounts in milk fat.
- The analysis detected butyrin in the sample of butter.
- He studied how butyrin breaks down when butter turns rancid.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUTYRIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUTYRIN
1 longer words begin with BUTYRIN.
Shorter words from the letters in BUTYRIN
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Common questions about BUTYRIN
- Is BUTYRIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUTYRIN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUTYRIN worth?
- BUTYRIN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUTYRIN mean?
- A colourless liquid ester of glycerin and butyric acid, found in butter.
- What letters can be added to BUTYRIN?
- BUTYRIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BUTYRIN:
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