Is BUDGETARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUDGETARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUDGETARY mean?
- adjective
of or relating to a budget
“budgetary considerations”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + D (2) + G (2) + E (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
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 BUDGETARY
BUDGETARY 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 BUDGETARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- daubery13
- gaudery12
- gyrated12
- tragedy12
- brayed12
- bready12
- daubry12
- redbay12
- gybed12
- baryte11
- beauty11
- betray11
- grayed11
- abyed11
- bayed11
- beady11
- dauby11
- derby11
- rugby11
- badger10
- barged10
- bedrug10
- budger10
- budget10
- garbed10
- gyrate10
- redbug10
- barye10
- bayer10
- buyer10
- gaudy10
- gurdy10
- guyed10
- gyred10
- rebuy10
- yerba10
- gaby10
- gybe10
- baguet9
- bruted9
- dauber9
- earbud9
- tabued9
- badge9
- begad9
- budge9
- deary9
- debag9
- debug9
- deray9
- gayer9
- rayed9
- ready9
- tardy9
- tyred9
- yager9
- abye9
- bray9
- bury9
- byre9
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