Definition
- (verb) To detain (a person) in conversation against their will.
Word stats
- Buttonholed contains 11 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 7 consonant(s).
- It uses 9 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 4.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 17.
Words you can build
- buttonhole
- buttoned
- unbolted
- blotted
- blunted
- bottled
- doublet
- holdout
- outdone
- toehold
- toothed
- behold
- blonde
- bolted
- boodle
- booted
- botnet
- bottle
- bundle
- bunted
- butted
- button
- double
- hooted
- hotbed
- hunted
- looted
- nodule
- noodle
- nutted
- outlet
- tooled
- tooted
- touted
- unbolt
- untold
- blend
- blent
- blond
- blood
- blued
- blunt
- boned
- booed
- booth
- bound
- butte
- debut
- donut
- doubt
- helot
- holed
- honed
- hotel
- hound
- lobed
- lotto
- lubed
- noble
Word neighbours
Other 11-letter words
- abandonment
- abbreviated
- abbreviates
- abdications
- aberrations
- abjurations
- abnormality
- abominating
- abomination
- aboriginals
- abortionist
- abracadabra
- abridgement
- abridgments
- abrogations
- absenteeism
- abstentions
- abstracting
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 LED
Frequently asked questions
What does Buttonholed mean?
To detain (a person) in conversation against their will.
How many letters are in Buttonholed?
Buttonholed has 11 letters.
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