01 Word definition

butternut

9 letters · 3 vowels · 6 consonants

Is BUTTERNUT a word?

Yes. BUTTERNUT is a 9-letter noun. North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell BUTTERNUT?

B-U-T-T-E-R-N-U-T

BUTTERNUT contains 9 letters, begins with B, and ends with T.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye

2noun

  1. oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family

Synonyms
butternut treewhite walnutJuglans cinerea
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score11points
Words With Friends15points
Word length9letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is BUTTERNUT spelled?

B1U2T3T4E5R6N7U8T9
Starts withBUTFirst 3 letters
Ends withNUTLast 3 letters
Unique letters6Repeats T, U
Vowel balance3 / 6Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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04 Exact anagrams

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About BUTTERNUT.

How do you spell BUTTERNUT?

BUTTERNUT is spelled B-U-T-T-E-R-N-U-T. It contains 9 letters.