Is BUTCHERLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUTCHERLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUTCHERLY mean?
- adjective
poorly done
“a botchy piece of work”
- adjective
accompanied by bloodshed
“this bitter and sanguinary war”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + T (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 19 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 BUTCHERLY
BUTCHERLY 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 BUTCHERLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- butchery18
- blucher14
- butcher14
- cherty14
- cherub13
- chyle13
- herby13
- techy13
- brutely12
- butlery12
- cruelty12
- cutlery12
- hurley12
- belch12
- blech12
- butch12
- cyber12
- lych12
- yech12
- yuch12
- burley11
- curtly11
- cutely11
- trebly11
- ethyl11
- hurly11
- chub11
- berth10
- beryl10
- bluey10
- burly10
- butyl10
- buyer10
- chert10
- churl10
- chute10
- curly10
- cutey10
- letch10
- lurch10
- rebuy10
- retch10
- ruche10
- teuch10
- hyte10
- they10
- hurtle9
- cuber9
- beth9
- bhut9
- bruh9
- buhl9
- buhr9
- bury9
- byre9
- byrl9
- byte9
- echt9
- etch9
- herb9
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