Is BUDGIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUDGIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUDGIES mean?
Budgies is a form of BUDGIE.
- noun
small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + D (2) + G (2) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 BUDGIES
BUDGIES 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 BUDGIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- budges10
- budgie10
- debugs10
- busied9
- budge9
- debug9
- gibed9
- guides8
- guised8
- bides8
- bused8
- gibes8
- gudes7
- guide7
- guids7
- beds7
- bedu7
- begs7
- bide7
- bids7
- bigs7
- buds7
- bugs7
- debs7
- dibs7
- dubs7
- gibe7
- gibs7
- guise6
- bise6
- digs6
- dugs6
- geds6
- gids6
- gied6
- gude6
- guid6
- bed6
- beg6
- bid6
- big6
- bud6
- bug6
- deb6
- dib6
- dub6
- gib6
- desi5
- dies5
- dues5
- egis5
- gies5
- ides5
- side5
- sued5
- used5
- bes5
- bis5
- bus5
- dig5
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