Unscramble BUTTERCUPS and you have 237 words, BUTTERCUPS itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The 10 letters split into 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
B34U12T1T1E1R1C34U12P34S1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from BUTTERCUPS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 1 with 8, 12 with 7, 34 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 56 with 3 and 12 with 2.
BUTTERCUP is the only one of the 9-letter words made with BUTTERCUPS letters; it scores 15 points.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in BUTTERCUPS: CUTPURSE, for 12 points.
Of the 34 6-letter words from BUTTERCUPS, 6 score 10 points, the group's best. BUTTER, SUPERB and PURSUE are the ones most people know.
13 of 60 5-letter words made with BUTTERCUPS letters tie at 9 points; none scores more. SETUP, BUTTS and PURSE will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble BUTTERCUPS, the top score is 8, reached by 14. BEST, STEP and PETS are the familiar ones.
Of the 56 3-letter words from BUTTERCUPS, 5 score 7 points, the group's best. BUT, USE and SET are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of BUTTERCUPS for another and you can spell this word:
More 10-letter words: starting with BU · ending in PS · all 10-letter words
What BUTTERCUPS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. BUTTERCUPS is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTTERCUPS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 237) | 207 | 237 | 188 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 30 of them: UPBURST, PUCEST, CREPS, PUCER, PUTURES, PUTURE, SURBET, UPREST, BRUST, CRUES, PERST, PERTS and 18 more. Words With Friends* skips 19 of them: BRUTEST, PERCS, SPECT, PERC, PUBE, BRUTS, BUTES, CERTS, CERT, TECS, BES, CRU and 7 more.