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Is BUTTONING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BUTTONING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BUTTONING mean?

Buttoning is a form of BUTTON.

  1. noun

    a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

  2. noun

    an electrical switch operated by pressing

    “the elevator was operated by push buttons”

  3. noun

    any of various plant parts that resemble buttons

  4. noun

    a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment

    “they passed out campaign buttons for their candidate”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
17
Letters
9

B (3) + U (1) + T (1) + T (1) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 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 BUTTONING

BUTTONING 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 BUTTONING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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