Is BUTTONHOLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUTTONHOLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUTTONHOLES mean?
Buttonholes is a form of BUTTONHOLE.
- noun
a hole through which buttons are pushed
- verb
detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + T (1) + T (1) + O (1) + N (1) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 BUTTONHOLES
BUTTONHOLES 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 BUTTONHOLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- buttonhole15
- benthos12
- beshout12
- bushlot12
- unbottles11
- outshone11
- bhoots11
- booths11
- bushel11
- butohs11
- hoboes11
- bluntest10
- unbottle10
- outshot10
- shotten10
- shuttle10
- beths10
- bhoot10
- bhuts10
- blush10
- bohos10
- booth10
- buhls10
- butoh10
- hobos10
- shlub10
- blouson9
- boletus9
- boonest9
- botnets9
- bottles9
- boutons9
- buttles9
- buttons9
- noblest9
- obentos9
- subtone9
- sunbelt9
- unbelts9
- unblest9
- unbolts9
- ethnos9
- helots9
- honest9
- hostel9
- hotels9
- housel9
- hustle9
- shtetl9
- sleuth9
- soothe9
- tenths9
- tholes9
- tholos9
- tooths9
- beth9
- bhut9
- boho9
- bosh9
- both9
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