Is BUTTRESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUTTRESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUTTRESSES mean?
Buttresses is a form of BUTTRESS.
- 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
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + T (1) + T (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 BUTTRESSES
BUTTRESSES 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 BUTTRESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- burettes10
- buttress10
- subseres10
- subtests10
- betters9
- brutest9
- burette9
- bustees9
- busters9
- butters9
- rebuses9
- subsere9
- subsets9
- subtest9
- estruses8
- eustress8
- trustees8
- berets8
- besets8
- better8
- brutes8
- burets8
- burses8
- bursts8
- busses8
- bustee8
- buster8
- butter8
- buttes8
- rebuts8
- subers8
- subset8
- tubers8
- retests7
- russets7
- sestets7
- setters7
- streets7
- suttees7
- tersest7
- testers7
- tresses7
- trusses7
- trustee7
- tsetses7
- tussers7
- beers7
- beets7
- beret7
- beses7
- beset7
- bests7
- brees7
- brute7
- bruts7
- buret7
- burse7
- burst7
- buses7
- busts7
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