What BUTTRESS Means
- verb: reinforce with a buttress“Buttress the church”
- verb: make stronger or defensible“buttress your thesis”
- noun: a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
BUTTRESS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 U1 T1 T1 R1 E1 S1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In BUTTRESS
152 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
7 letter words (4)
6 letter words (24)
BRUSTSBRUTESBURETSBURSESBURSTSBUSTERBUTTERBUTTESESTRUSREBUTSRUSSETSTRUTSSTURTSSUBERSSUBSETSURBETSURESTTRESTSTRUESTTRUSTSTUBERSTUSSERTUTSESUTTERS
5 letter words (41)
BESTSBRUSTBRUTEBRUTSBURETBURSEBURSTBUSESBUSTSBUTESBUTTEBUTTSREBUSREBUTRESTSRUBESRUSESRUSSERUSTSSETTSSTETSSTRUTSTUBSSTURESTURTSUBERSUERSSUETSSURESTERTSTESTSTRESSTRESTTRETSTRUESTRUSSTRUSTTUBERTUBESUSERSUTTER
4 letter words (43)
BESTBETSBRUSBRUTBURSBUSSBUSTBUTEBUTSERSTESTSREBSRESTRETSRUBERUBSRUESRUSERUSTRUTSSERSSETSSETTSTETSTUBSUBSSUERSUESSUETSURETESTTETSTRESTRETTRUETUBETUBSTUTSURBSURESUSERUSESUTES
3 letter words (30)
2 letter words (10)
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