Is BUTTERFINGERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUTTERFINGERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUTTERFINGERS mean?
- noun
someone who drops things (especially one who cannot catch a ball)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
13
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + T (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + F (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 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 BUTTERFINGERS
BUTTERFINGERS 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 BUTTERFINGERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- befretting16
- befingers15
- befringes15
- ferretings14
- befinger14
- befringe14
- firebugs14
- ferreting13
- festering13
- fettering13
- fingerers13
- refigures13
- regifters13
- benefits13
- briefers13
- briefest13
- beefing13
- bigfeet13
- firebug13
- besetting12
- bettering12
- buttering12
- interfuse12
- netsurfer12
- rebutting12
- surfeiter12
- unfetters12
- feigners12
- figtrees12
- figurers12
- fingerer12
- fretting12
- furrings12
- grifters12
- gunfires12
- refigure12
- refusing12
- refuting12
- regifter12
- tuftings12
- befrets12
- benefit12
- briefer12
- fibster12
- frisbee12
- fubsier12
- reuttering11
- trusteeing11
- brunettes11
- butterier11
- butteries11
- rebutters11
- tenebrist11
- beguines11
- beignets11
- bettings11
- bringers11
- bursting11
- ferniest11
- ferrites11
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