Is WATERBUCKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WATERBUCKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WATERBUCKS mean?
Waterbucks is a form of WATERBUCK.
- noun
any of several large African antelopes of the genus Kobus having curved ridged horns and frequenting e.g. swamps and rivers
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
10
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + B (3) + U (1) + C (3) + K (5) + S (1) = 21 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 WATERBUCKS
WATERBUCKS 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 WATERBUCKS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- waterbuck20
- awestruck18
- bucksaw18
- sawbuck18
- backrest16
- brackets16
- wackest16
- waesuck16
- backers15
- backset15
- bracket15
- buckers15
- buckets15
- buckras15
- sackbut15
- setback15
- wacker15
- wackes15
- wracks15
- wrecks15
- webcast14
- backer14
- bucker14
- bucket14
- buckra14
- bawks14
- wacke14
- wacks14
- wrack14
- wreck14
- waterbus13
- rackets13
- restack13
- retacks13
- stacker13
- tackers13
- tuckers13
- scrawb13
- tweaks13
- twerks13
- wakers13
- wreaks13
- backs13
- becks13
- bucks13
- bawk13
- wack13
- brawest12
- bakers12
- basket12
- brakes12
- breaks12
- burkas12
- burkes12
- busker12
- casket12
- crakes12
- creaks12
- kebars12
- racket12
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