ARBUTUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ARBUTUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARBUTUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARBUTUS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARBUTUS
No single letter turns ARBUTUS into another word.
How ARBUTUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ARBUTUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does ARBUTUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
An evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Arbutus, such as the strawberry tree, with red berries.
The arbutus is known for its peeling bark and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers. Species grow around the Mediterranean and along the Pacific coast of North America.
How ARBUTUS is used
Arbutus is the usual garden and botanical name for these trees.
- An arbutus leaned over the cliff path with its red bark peeling.
- The arbutus bears fruit that looks like small strawberries.
- They planted an arbutus beside the garden wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARBUTUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARBUTUS
1 longer words begin with ARBUTUS.
Shorter words from the letters in ARBUTUS
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Common questions about ARBUTUS
- Is ARBUTUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARBUTUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARBUTUS worth?
- ARBUTUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARBUTUS mean?
- An evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Arbutus, such as the strawberry tree, with red berries.
- What letters can be added to ARBUTUS?
- No single letter can be added to ARBUTUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ARBUTUS:
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