Buttress

/ˈbʌtɹəs/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:12 pts8 letters

Definition of Buttress

noun

A brick or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
Anything that serves to support something; a prop.
A buttress-root.
A feature jutting prominently out from a mountain or rock; a crag, a bluff.
Anything that supports or strengthens.

verb

To support something physically with, or as if with, a prop or buttress.
(by extension) To support something or someone by supplying evidence; to corroborate or substantiate.

Anagrams of Buttress

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "buttress":

7-LETTER WORDS

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6-LETTER WORDS

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5-LETTER WORDS

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+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "buttress" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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Rhyming Words

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