Is BUTTERBALLS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUTTERBALLS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUTTERBALLS mean?
Butterballs is a form of BUTTERBALL.
- noun
a rotund individual
- noun
small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + T (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + B (3) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 15 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 BUTTERBALLS
BUTTERBALLS 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 BUTTERBALLS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ballbuster14
- butterball14
- barbells12
- barbules12
- bulblets12
- bullbats12
- brutalest11
- rebuttals11
- trustable11
- barbell11
- barbels11
- barbets11
- barbule11
- barbuts11
- baubles11
- bubales11
- bulbels11
- bulblet11
- bullbat11
- burbles11
- lubbers11
- rabbets11
- rabbles11
- rubbles11
- slabber11
- slubber11
- stabber11
- stubble11
- tubbers11
- abutters10
- ballutes10
- baluster10
- battlers10
- blatters10
- brattles10
- rebuttal10
- rubellas10
- rustable10
- babels10
- babuls10
- barbel10
- barbes10
- barbet10
- barbut10
- bauble10
- blurbs10
- bubale10
- bubals10
- bulbar10
- bulbel10
- burble10
- busbar10
- lubber10
- rabbet10
- rabble10
- rubble10
- tubber10
- abutter9
- arbutes9
- ballers9
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