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Buckthorn

b 3u 1c 3k 5t 1h 4o 1r 1n 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 9 letters · Uncommon

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does buckthorn mean?

noun

  1. a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments

  2. any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia

  3. an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions

    Synonymsenglish plantainribgrassribwortplantago lanceolata

Is BUCKTHORN a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is BUCKTHORN worth?

Scrabble

20 pts
b 3u 1c 3k 5t 1h 4o 1r 1n 1

Words With Friends

23 pts
b 4u 2c 4k 5t 1h 3o 1r 1n 2

Wordfeud

23 pts
b 4u 2c 4k 5t 1h 4o 1r 1n 1

NYT Crossplay

22 pts
b 4u 2c 3k 6t 1h 3o 1r 1n 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BUCKTHORN

Hooks for BUCKTHORN

Add one letter to the front or back of BUCKTHORN to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

buckthorns

Words that end like BUCKTHORN

Common words that share the ending -ORN, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

acorngreenhornstillbornforswornstubbornfoghornforlornnewbornpopcorninbornrebornunbornadornwornswornborncornhorntornunicornscornthornmorn
All words ending in -ORN

Buckthorn: quick answers

Is BUCKTHORN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BUCKTHORN is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 20 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BUCKTHORN worth?
BUCKTHORN scores 20 points in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends, 23 in Wordfeud and 22 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does buckthorn mean?
As a noun, buckthorn means “a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BUCKTHORN?
You can make 206 shorter words from BUCKTHORN, such as BUCKHORN, BOHUNK, CHUKOR, CHUNK. See the full list.