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buttonhook

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Is buttonhook a Scrabble word?

Yes, buttonhook is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 19 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 buttonhook?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (now chiefly historical) A hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes.Examples: "‘I'm sorry we are so late,’ he was saying. ‘We couldn't find a button-hook, so it took us a long time to button our boots.’"; "Hustlers used to sell shoes like that to the greenhorns fifty years ago with a buttonhook for a bonus."historical

2. (American football) A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the line of scrimmage.Examples: "Yet the Bears never set up the deep patterns with a turn-in or a buttonhook[…]."

3. (sewing) A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button.

verb (English)

1. (American football) To perform the buttonhook play.

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "buttonhook"?

Scrabble
19 points
B3
U1
T1
T1
O1
N1
H4
O1
O1
K5
Words With Friends
21 points
B4
U2
T1
T1
O1
N2
H3
O1
O1
K5

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