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butcher

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Is butcher a Scrabble word?

Yes, butcher is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 14 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of butcher?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (figurative) A brutal or indiscriminate killer.Examples: "Butcher of an innocent child."Synonyms: carnager, mayhemistfiguratively

2. (Cockney rhyming slang, from butcher's hook) A look.Cockneyslang

3. (informal, obsolete) A person who sells candy, drinks, etc. in theatres, trains, circuses, etc.informalobsolete

4. (colloquial, archaic, card games) A king playing card.archaiccolloquial

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.Synonyms: kill, slaughtertransitive

2. (intransitive) To work as a butcher.Examples: "He tells me he now earns three times as much as he did butchering."intransitive

3. (transitive) To kill brutally.Synonyms: massacre, slaytransitive

4. (transitive) To ruin (something), often to the point of defamation.Examples: "The band at that bar really butchered "Hotel California"."Synonyms: murdertransitive

5. (transitive) To mess up hopelessly; to botch; to distort beyond recognition.Examples: "I am bad at pronouncing names, so my apologies if I butcher any of your names."Synonyms: debase, bastardizetransitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "butcher"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "butcher"?

Scrabble
14 points
B3
U1
T1
C3
H4
E1
R1
Words With Friends
16 points
B4
U2
T1
C4
H3
E1
R1

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