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Is buckeye a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word buckeye is a Scrabble US word. The word buckeye is worth 18 points in Scrabble:

B3U1C3K5E1Y4E1

Is buckeye a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word buckeye is a Scrabble UK word and has 18 points:

B3U1C3K5E1Y4E1

Is buckeye a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word buckeye is a Words With Friends word. The word buckeye is worth 20 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4U2C4K5E1Y3E1

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7-letter words (1 found)

BUCKEYE,

5-letter words (1 found)

BECKE,

4-letter words (9 found)

BECK,BUCK,BUKE,BYKE,CUBE,CUKE,YEUK,YUCK,YUKE,

3-letter words (20 found)

BEE,BEY,BUY,BYE,CEE,CUB,CUE,ECU,EEK,EKE,EUK,EYE,KEB,KEY,KUE,KYE,KYU,UEY,UKE,YUK,

2-letter words (6 found)

BE,BY,EE,KY,YE,YU,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 38 words from buckeye according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of buckeye

buckeye

Etymology

The name stems from Native Americans, who called the nut "hetuck," which means "buck eye" (because the markings on the nut resemble the eye of a deer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʌkaɪ/

Noun

buckeye (countable and uncountable, plural buckeyes)

  1. Any of several species of trees of the genus Aesculus.
    1. Aesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnut).
  2. Any of several species of the related Mexican buckeye (genus Ungnadia).
  3. Seed or fruit of these plants.
  4. (US, slang) A native or resident of the American state of Ohio.
    Synonym: Ohioan
  5. Any of species Junonia coenia of butterflies; a common buckeye.
  6. (US) A confection made from peanut butter fudge partially dipped in chocolate to leave a circle of peanut butter visible, supposed to resemble the nut of the Ohio buckeye tree.

Derived terms

  • Spanish buckeye

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Further reading

  • buckeye on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Aesculus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
  • Ungnadia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Source: wiktionary.org