What does BUTCHER mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈbʊtʃər/
Letters
7
Scrabble score
14
Words With Friends score
16
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

verb

  1. kill (animals) usually for food consumption“They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter”

noun

  1. a retailer of meat
  2. a brutal indiscriminate murderer
  3. a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market
  4. someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

butchers15butchered17

Anagrams of BUTCHER

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside BUTCHER

70 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is BUTCHER a valid word in word games?

BUTCHER is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is BUTCHER worth?

BUTCHER is worth 14 points with Scrabble letter values and 16 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from BUTCHER?

70 other words, including THE, BE, HE and BUT.