Is BUTTRESSED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUTTRESSED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUTTRESSED mean?
- adjective
held up by braces or buttresses
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + T (1) + T (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 13 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 BUTTRESSED
BUTTRESSED 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 BUTTRESSED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bedrests11
- burseeds11
- buttered11
- rebutted11
- burettes10
- buttress10
- bedrest10
- bestuds10
- burseed10
- bursted10
- russeted9
- trusteed9
- betters9
- brutest9
- burette9
- bustees9
- busters9
- butters9
- rebuses9
- subsere9
- subtest9
- bested9
- bestud9
- betted9
- bredes9
- breeds9
- bruted9
- bussed9
- busted9
- butted9
- deburs9
- debuts9
- redubs9
- trustees8
- deserts8
- dessert8
- detests8
- dusters8
- tressed8
- trussed8
- trusted8
- uttered8
- berets8
- besets8
- better8
- brutes8
- burets8
- burses8
- bursts8
- bustee8
- buster8
- butter8
- buttes8
- rebuts8
- subers8
- subset8
- tubers8
- brede8
- breed8
- burds8
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