buttress

NOUNVERB /bətrɪs/

8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B

buttress is a valid 8-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

B3U1T1T1R1E1S1S1

3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30

MEANING

What does buttress mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

A support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building.

SYNONYMS

BROADER

NARROWER

VERB · 2 SENSES

Make stronger or defensible.

“buttress your thesis”

BROADER

Reinforce with a buttress.

BROADER