9-Letter Words Starting With BUTTER
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With BUTTER
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words Starting With BUTTER 9 words
How common is BUTTER at the start of nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 nine-letter words that start with BUTTER. They average 12.8 points and the best is BUTTERFLY (17 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.8
- out of 17 max
- Everyday words
- 33%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- R
- 22.2% of words
Most common last letters
- r 22.2%
- t 22.2%
- e 11.1%
Top vowel pairs
- ie22.2%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring nine-letter word that starts with BUTTER
b 3u 1t 1t 1e 1r 1f 4l 1y 4
B 3 + U 1 + T 1 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1 + F 4 + L 1 + Y 4 = 17 points
- Double word
- 34 pts
- Triple word
- 51 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
butterfly
- noundiurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
- nouna swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
- verbflutter like a butterfly
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How many nine-letter words that start with BUTTER are there?
There are 9 nine-letter words that start with BUTTER in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word that starts with BUTTER?
BUTTERFLY is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BUTTERCUP (15), BUTTERFAT (14), BUTTERBUR (13).
What are some common nine-letter words that start with BUTTER?
Everyday examples include BUTTERFLY, BUTTERCUP, BUTTERFAT, BUTTERNUT, BUTTERING, BUTTERIER, BUTTERIES. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.