Buckler
/ˈbʌk.lə/
Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:19 pts7 letters
Definition of Buckler
noun
- One who buckles something.
- A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, held with a hand (usually the left) for protecting the front of the body. In the sword and buckler play of the Middle Ages in England, the buckler was a small shield, used, not to cover the body, but to stop or parry blows.
- A shield resembling the Roman scutum. In modern usage, a smaller variety of shield is usually implied by this term.
- One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes.
- The anterior segment of the shell of a trilobites.
Anagrams of Buckler
Letter Values
b3
u1
c3
k5
l1
e1
r1
Total: 15 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Buckler
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Buckler"
Buckler is a 7-letter word that scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Buckler" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "buckler" is a high-scoring word.