Is BUTTINSKIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUTTINSKIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUTTINSKIES mean?
Buttinskies is a form of BUTTINSKY.
- noun
a meddler who tends to butt in
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + T (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + S (1) + K (5) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 BUTTINSKIES
BUTTINSKIES 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 BUTTINSKIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- buttinskis16
- buttinski15
- stinkiest13
- bunkies13
- buskins13
- tuskiest12
- bekiss12
- bikies12
- bunkie12
- buskin12
- kibeis12
- kubies12
- bittiness11
- stibnites11
- inkiest11
- kinesis11
- kittens11
- kitties11
- sunkets11
- tunkets11
- bikes11
- bikie11
- bisks11
- bunks11
- busks11
- kibei11
- kibes11
- kubie11
- bitsiest10
- bustiest10
- stibines10
- stibnite10
- kitten10
- siskin10
- skeins10
- skites10
- stinks10
- sunket10
- tunket10
- bike10
- bisk10
- bunk10
- busk10
- kibe10
- busiest9
- butties9
- stibine9
- subnets9
- subsite9
- subtest9
- tubists9
- kines9
- kists9
- kites9
- knits9
- neuks9
- nukes9
- sikes9
- sinks9
- skein9
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