Is BUTTRESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUTTRESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUTTRESS mean?
- noun
a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
- verb
reinforce with a buttress
“Buttress the church”
- verb
make stronger or defensible
“buttress your thesis”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + T (1) + T (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 10 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 BUTTRESS
BUTTRESS 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 BUTTRESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- brutest9
- busters9
- butters9
- subtest9
- brutes8
- burets8
- burses8
- bursts8
- buster8
- butter8
- buttes8
- rebuts8
- subers8
- subset8
- tubers8
- bests7
- brute7
- bruts7
- buret7
- burse7
- burst7
- buses7
- busts7
- butes7
- butte7
- butts7
- rebus7
- rebut7
- rubes7
- stubs7
- suber7
- tuber7
- tubes7
- estrus6
- russet6
- struts6
- sturts6
- surest6
- truest6
- trusts6
- tusser6
- utters6
- best6
- bets6
- brut6
- burs6
- buss6
- bust6
- bute6
- buts6
- butt6
- rebs6
- rube6
- rubs6
- stub6
- subs6
- tube6
- tubs6
- urbs6
- rests5
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