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Is BUTES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BUTES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BUTES mean?

Butes is a form of BUT.

  1. adverb

    and nothing more

    “I was merely asking”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
7
Words With Friends
n/a
Letters
5

B (3) + U (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 7 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 BUTES

BUTES 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.

Anagrams of BUTES

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from BUTES

The 30 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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