Unscramble BUTTONHOLDS and you have 264 words, BUTTONHOLDS itself among them: it scores 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. BUTTONHOLD is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. The 11 letters split into 3 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from BUTTONHOLDS by length: 1 with 11 letters, 1 with 10, 1 with 8, 15 with 7, 45 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 21 with 2. None has 9 letters.
BUTTONHOLD is the only one of the 10-letter words made with BUTTONHOLDS letters; it scores 16 points.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in BUTTONHOLDS: HOLDOUTS, for 12 points.
BUSHLOT tops the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble BUTTONHOLDS at 12 points; next come HOLDOUT and UNHOODS on 11. BUTTONS will look familiar.
BUNDHS scores highest among the 6-letter words from BUTTONHOLDS at 12 points, ahead of BHOOTS and BOOTHS on 11. BUTTON, BOUNDS and DOUBTS are the ones most people know.
BUNDH tops the 5-letter words made with BUTTONHOLDS letters at 11 points; next come BHOOT and BHUTS on 10. SOUTH, BLOOD and BONUS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble BUTTONHOLDS, 11 score 9 points, the group's best. BOTH, BUSH and HOLD are the ones most people know.
The 3-letter words from BUTTONHOLDS are led by BOH, HOB and HUB, 8 points each. BUT, OLD and HOT are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of BUTTONHOLDS for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 11-letter words: starting with BU · ending in DS · all 11-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with BUSHLOT and HOLDOUTS (12 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Scrabble UK accepts BUTTONHOLDS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTTONHOLDS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 264) | 210 | 264 | 186 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
54 of the 264 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BUTTONHOLDS, BUTTONHOLD, BUNDHS, BUNDH, BOOHS, UNSHOOT, BOHS, BOOH, DHOLS, DUNSH, HOLONS, HONDS and 42 more. 24 of the 264 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BUSHLOT, BUTOHS, BOHOS, BUTOH, HUNDOS, SHLUB, BOHO, HUNDO, BOULTS, DOHS, DOOBS, DOSH and 12 more.