HACKBUT is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HACKBUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HACKBUT?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HACKBUT is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HACKBUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hackbutsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HACKBUT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HACKBUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,264 thousand.
What does HACKBUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An early portable firearm fired from a support or the shoulder, a type of arquebus.
The hackbut belonged to the era when gunpowder weapons were slowly replacing bows and pikes. Its spelling varied widely in old documents, which is why modern readers meet several forms of the name.
How HACKBUT is used
Found in historical writing and word lists, almost never in modern speech.
- The soldier loaded his hackbut and waited behind the wall.
- A rusted hackbut hung above the fireplace of the old manor.
- The museum displays a hackbut from the sixteenth century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HACKBUT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HACKBUT
5 longer words begin with HACKBUT.
Shorter words from the letters in HACKBUT
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Common questions about HACKBUT
- Is HACKBUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HACKBUT, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HACKBUT worth?
- HACKBUT is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HACKBUT mean?
- An early portable firearm fired from a support or the shoulder, a type of arquebus.
- What letters can be added to HACKBUT?
- HACKBUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HACKBUT:
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