Is BUTTONHOOKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUTTONHOOKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUTTONHOOKS mean?
Buttonhooks is a form of BUTTONHOOK.
- noun
a hook for pulling a button through a buttonhole
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + T (1) + T (1) + O (1) + N (1) + H (4) + O (1) + O (1) + K (5) + S (1) = 20 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 BUTTONHOOKS
BUTTONHOOKS 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 BUTTONHOOKS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- buttonhook19
- bohunks16
- bohunk15
- unhooks14
- shnook13
- thunks13
- unhook13
- bunkos12
- honks12
- hooks12
- hunks12
- shook12
- thunk12
- outshoot11
- shootout11
- bhoots11
- booths11
- butohs11
- bonks11
- books11
- bunko11
- bunks11
- knobs11
- kobos11
- honk11
- hook11
- hunk11
- husk11
- sukh11
- outshot10
- knouts10
- bhoot10
- bhuts10
- bohos10
- booth10
- butoh10
- hobos10
- bonk10
- book10
- bosk10
- bunk10
- busk10
- knob10
- kobo10
- kobs10
- boutons9
- buttons9
- tooths9
- knots9
- knout9
- kotos9
- nooks9
- snook9
- stonk9
- stook9
- stunk9
- bhut9
- boho9
- bosh9
- both9
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