Is BITTERNUTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BITTERNUTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BITTERNUTS mean?
Bitternuts is a form of BITTERNUT.
- noun
hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + I (1) + T (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + N (1) + U (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BITTERNUTS
BITTERNUTS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BITTERNUTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bitternut11
- bitterns10
- tribunes10
- tributes10
- turbines10
- unbitter10
- bittern9
- bitters9
- brunets9
- brutest9
- bunters9
- burnets9
- burnies9
- bustier9
- butters9
- butties9
- inburst9
- rubiest9
- suberin9
- subrent9
- tribune9
- tribute9
- turbine9
- turbits9
- nuttiest8
- runtiest8
- ruttiest8
- bestir8
- biners8
- bister8
- bistre8
- biters8
- bitten8
- bitter8
- brents8
- brines8
- britts8
- bruins8
- bruise8
- bruits8
- brunet8
- brunts8
- brutes8
- bunter8
- burets8
- buries8
- burins8
- burnet8
- burnie8
- busier8
- buster8
- butter8
- buttes8
- rebuts8
- rubies8
- subnet8
- tribes8
- tubers8
- tubist8
- turbit8
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