Butcher

7 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

To slaughter animals for food, or to kill in a brutal and clumsy manner.

“The farmer sent the pig to be butchered at the local abattoir.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈbʊtʃ.ə(r)/

Syllables

butch·er

Related Words

Synonyms

meatmanslaughtererbunglerblundererfumbler bumblerstumblerbotcher

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains the TCH trigraph, U and E as vowels, BUTCH- is a distinctive opening

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Scrabble

TCH combination boosts value, H adds points, a strong seven-letter Scrabble word

Words Related to Butcher

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “butcher” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

botcher dutcher

Words you can make from Butcher

Shorter words formed from the letters in “butcher”.

cherub becut berth breth bruce bruet brute buret butch cebur chert chuet chute cruet cruth cuber curet cuter eruct hutre rebut recut retch ruche

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