buttonholer
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 11
Definition of buttonholer
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- One who detains somebody in conversation against their will.
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noun
- One who detains somebody in conversation against their will.
- An attachment for a sewing machine which automates the side-to-side and forward-and-backward motions involved in sewing a buttonhole.
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Etymology
From buttonhole + -er.
Words you can make from buttonholer
200+ playable · top: BUTTONHOLE (15 pts)
Best play buttonhole 15 points8-letter words
4 words7-letter words
14 words6-letter words
60 words- BOTHER 11 pts
- HONOUR 9 pts
- HOOTER 9 pts
- HORNET 9 pts
- HOTTER 9 pts
- HUNTER 9 pts
- HURTLE 9 pts
- NOTHER 9 pts
- THORON 9 pts
- THRONE 9 pts
- TOROTH 9 pts
- TOTHER 9 pts
- BETTOR 8 pts
- BLOTTO 8 pts
- BOLERO 8 pts
- BOLTER 8 pts
- BOONER 8 pts
- BOTNET 8 pts
- BOTTLE 8 pts
- BOURNE 8 pts
- BOUTON 8 pts
- BRULOT 8 pts
- BRUNET 8 pts
- BUNTER 8 pts
- BURNET 8 pts
- BURTON 8 pts
- BUTLER 8 pts
- BUTTER 8 pts
- BUTTLE 8 pts
- BUTTON 8 pts
- NOBLER 8 pts
- OBENTO 8 pts
- REBOOT 8 pts
- ROUBLE 8 pts
- TURBOT 8 pts
- UNBELT 8 pts
- UNBOLT 8 pts
- UNROBE 8 pts
- ENROOT 6 pts
- LETOUT 6 pts
- LOOTER 6 pts
- LOTTER 6 pts
- NUTLET 6 pts
- NUTTER 6 pts
- OUTLET 6 pts
- RETOOL 6 pts
- ROOTLE 6 pts
- ROTTEN 6 pts
- RUNLET 6 pts
- TENOUR 6 pts
- TENUTO 6 pts
- TONLET 6 pts
- TOOLER 6 pts
- TOOTER 6 pts
- TOOTLE 6 pts
- TORTEN 6 pts
- TOUTER 6 pts
- TOUTON 6 pts
- TURTLE 6 pts
- UNROOT 6 pts
5-letter words
83 words- BERTH 10 pts
- BHOOT 10 pts
- BOOTH 10 pts
- BROTH 10 pts
- BUTOH 10 pts
- THROB 10 pts
- HELOT 8 pts
- HERON 8 pts
- HONER 8 pts
- HONOR 8 pts
- HOTEL 8 pts
- NORTH 8 pts
- ORTHO 8 pts
- OTHER 8 pts
- ROUTH 8 pts
- TENTH 8 pts
- THOLE 8 pts
- THORN 8 pts
- THORO 8 pts
- THROE 8 pts
- THURL 8 pts
- TOOTH 8 pts
- TROTH 8 pts
- TRUTH 8 pts
- BELON 7 pts
- BENTO 7 pts
- BETON 7 pts
- BLENT 7 pts
- BLUER 7 pts
- BLUET 7 pts
- BLUNT 7 pts
- BLURT 7 pts
- BONER 7 pts
- BORNE 7 pts
- BORON 7 pts
- BOTEL 7 pts
- BOULE 7 pts
- BOULT 7 pts
- BOURN 7 pts
- BRENT 7 pts
- BRUNT 7 pts
- BRUTE 7 pts
- BURET 7 pts
- BURNT 7 pts
- BUTEO 7 pts
- BUTLE 7 pts
- BUTTE 7 pts
- NOBLE 7 pts
- OBOLE 7 pts
- REBUT 7 pts
- ROBLE 7 pts
- ROBOT 7 pts
- RUBEL 7 pts
- RUBLE 7 pts
- TUBER 7 pts
- TURBO 7 pts
- ENROL 5 pts
- LENTO 5 pts
- LONER 5 pts
- LOTTE 5 pts
- LOTTO 5 pts
- LUNET 5 pts
- NEROL 5 pts
- NOTER 5 pts
- ORLON 5 pts
- OTTER 5 pts
- OUTER 5 pts
- OUTRE 5 pts
- OUTRO 5 pts
- ROTTE 5 pts
- ROUEN 5 pts
- ROUTE 5 pts
- TENOR 5 pts
- TONER 5 pts
- TOROT 5 pts
- TORTE 5 pts
- TOTER 5 pts
- TRONE 5 pts
- TROUT 5 pts
- TUNER 5 pts
- TUTOR 5 pts
- UNLET 5 pts
- UTTER 5 pts
4-letter words
38 words- BETH 9 pts
- BHUT 9 pts
- BOHO 9 pts
- BOTH 9 pts
- BRUH 9 pts
- BUHL 9 pts
- BUHR 9 pts
- HELO 7 pts
- HENT 7 pts
- BELT 6 pts
- BENT 6 pts
- BLET 6 pts
- BLOT 6 pts
- BLUE 6 pts
- BLUR 6 pts
- BOLE 6 pts
- BOLO 6 pts
- BOLT 6 pts
- BONE 6 pts
- BOON 6 pts
- BOOR 6 pts
- BOOT 6 pts
- BORE 6 pts
- BORN 6 pts
- BORT 6 pts
- BOTT 6 pts
- BOUT 6 pts
- BREN 6 pts
- BROO 6 pts
- BRUT 6 pts
- BUNT 6 pts
- BURL 6 pts
- BURN 6 pts
- BUTE 6 pts
- BUTT 6 pts
- EBON 6 pts
- ENOL 4 pts
- EURO 4 pts
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