What does BUTTON mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈbʌtən/
Letters
6
Scrabble score
8
Words With Friends score
11
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
  2. an electrical switch operated by pressing“the elevator was operated by push buttons”
  3. any of various plant parts that resemble buttons
  4. a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment“they passed out campaign buttons for their candidate”
  5. a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
  6. a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
  7. any artifact that resembles a button

verb

  1. provide with buttons“button a shirt”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

buttons9buttoning12

Anagrams of BUTTON

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

Words inside BUTTON

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

bott6bout6 bunt6tout4unto4bot5 bun5but5 nob5not3 nub5nut3 out3 ton3 tot3tub5 tun3tut3bo4no2 nu2on2 to2un2ut2

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Questions

Is BUTTON a valid word in word games?

BUTTON 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 BUTTON worth?

BUTTON is worth 8 points with Scrabble letter values and 11 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from BUTTON?

25 other words, including TO, ON, NOT and BUT.