Definition
- (verb) To spread butter on. “Butter the toast.”
- (verb) To move one's weight backwards or forwards onto the tips or tails of one's skis or snowboard so only the tip or tail is in contact with the snow.
- (verb) To increase (stakes) at every throw of dice, or every game.
- (noun) The application of butter to something.
Word stats
- Buttering contains 9 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 12.
Anagrams
Words you can build
- rebutting
- uttering
- betting
- bittern
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- nuttier
- rutting
- tribune
- tribute
- trueing
- turbine
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- butter
- gutter
- truing
- tubing
- urgent
- begin
- begun
- being
- binge
- brine
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- bruin
- brunt
- brute
- burnt
- butte
- grunt
- inert
- inter
- inure
- niter
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- reign
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- tribe
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- tuber
- tuner
- unite
- untie
- urine
- uteri
- utter
- bent
- berg
- bier
- bite
- brig
- bung
- bunt
- burg
- burn
- butt
Word neighbours
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with BUT
- but
- butane
- butch
- butcher
- butchered
- butcheries
- butchering
- butchers
- butchery
- butches
- butler
- butlers
- buts
- butt
- butte
- butted
- butter
- buttercup
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Words ending with ING
Frequently asked questions
What does Buttering mean?
To spread butter on.
What are the anagrams of Buttering?
Valid anagrams: rebutting.
How many letters are in Buttering?
Buttering has 9 letters.
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