Is BUTTONHOLERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUTTONHOLERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + T (1) + T (1) + O (1) + N (1) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + E (1) + R (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.
Definition
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See the definition of ButtonholersHooks for BUTTONHOLERS
BUTTONHOLERS 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 BUTTONHOLERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- buttonholer16
- buttonholes16
- troubleshot16
- buttonhole15
- buhrstone14
- outthrobs14
- bethorns13
- betroths13
- brothels13
- burthens13
- outthrob13
- theorbos13
- turbeths13
- unholster12
- benthos12
- beshout12
- bethorn12
- betroth12
- blusher12
- bothers12
- brothel12
- burthen12
- bushlot12
- theorbo12
- turbeth12
- buttoners11
- obstruent11
- rebuttons11
- unbottles11
- lutherns11
- outshone11
- shuttler11
- southern11
- southron11
- throstle11
- berths11
- bhoots11
- booths11
- borsht11
- bother11
- broths11
- bushel11
- busher11
- butohs11
- hoboes11
- throbs11
- blotters10
- bluntest10
- borneols10
- bottlers10
- burnoose10
- burstone10
- buttoner10
- rebutton10
- troubles10
- unbottle10
- holster10
- honours10
- hooters10
- hornets10
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