AUTOBUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AUTOBUS 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 AUTOBUS?
| 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 AUTOBUS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUTOBUS
No single letter turns AUTOBUS into another word.
How AUTOBUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in AUTOBUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does AUTOBUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
An older word for a motor bus, a large vehicle that carries many passengers.
Autobus came into English from French in the early days of motor transport, when a bus driven by an engine was still a novelty. It survives in many other languages, but in English it now sounds dated.
How AUTOBUS is used
Autobus is dated in English and is mostly seen in historical writing.
- The first autobus in the city ran along the river road.
- An autobus replaced the horse-drawn omnibus on that route.
- The postcard shows a crowded autobus from the 1910s.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUTOBUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AUTOBUS
2 longer words begin with AUTOBUS.
Shorter words from the letters in AUTOBUS
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Common questions about AUTOBUS
- Is AUTOBUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUTOBUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUTOBUS worth?
- AUTOBUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUTOBUS mean?
- An older word for a motor bus, a large vehicle that carries many passengers.
- What letters can be added to AUTOBUS?
- No single letter can be added to AUTOBUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of AUTOBUS:
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