buttress

/bətrɪs/ nounverb
8 letters2 syllables10 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1

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

VERB
1

Make stronger or defensible.

“buttress your thesis”

2

Reinforce with a buttress.

WORD FORMS
Starts withB
Ends withS
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®10 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word20 points
Triple word30 points
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Pig Latinuttressbay
Starts & ends withB … S
Syllablesbut · tress
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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