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Bugbane

b 3u 1g 2b 3a 1n 1e 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 7 letters · Uncommon

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

What does bugbane mean?

noun

  1. North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes; yields a toxic alkaloid used medicinally

    Synonymswhite helleboreamerican helleboreindian pokeveratrum viride

  2. a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects

Is BUGBANE 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 BUGBANE worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
b 3u 1g 2b 3a 1n 1e 1

Words With Friends

17 pts
b 4u 2g 3b 4a 1n 2e 1

Wordfeud

16 pts
b 4u 2g 3b 4a 1n 1e 1

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
b 4u 2g 4b 4a 1n 1e 1

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

Words from the letters in BUGBANE

Hooks for BUGBANE

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

bugbanes

Words that end like BUGBANE

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

mundanearcanehumaneinsaneinanebiplaneprofanemembraneurbaneplanelanesaneinhumanecranehurricanecanecellophanehydroplanemanepanevanewanewindowpane
All words ending in -ANE

Bugbane: quick answers

Is BUGBANE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BUGBANE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BUGBANE worth?
BUGBANE scores 12 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does bugbane mean?
As a noun, bugbane means “North American plant having large leaves and yellowish green flowers growing in racemes”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BUGBANE?
You can make 73 shorter words from BUGBANE, such as BEBUNG, ABBE, BABE, BABU. See the full list.