BUS is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. BUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUS?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUS is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUS scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in BUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,053.
What does BUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large road vehicle that carries passengers.
Bus is clipped from omnibus, which is Latin for for everybody and was the name of a Paris service in the 1820s. English kept the ending rather than the beginning, which is why the word resembles nothing else in the language.
How BUS is used
Countable: a bus, two buses. Also busses in American use.
- The bus was late and then arrived in threes.
- A bus fare is cheaper than parking anywhere central.
- The word bus is what is left of omnibus.
- Two buses an hour is a rural service.
- They bussed the children in from four villages.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BUS
The 3 tiles of BUS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BUS
Showing 24 of 203 words that begin with BUS.
Words ending in BUS
Showing 24 of 59 words that end in BUS. Useful as a back hook: play BUS onto a word already on the board.
Words with BUS inside
Showing 24 of 306 words that contain BUS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BUS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BUS
Common questions about BUS
- Is BUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUS worth?
- BUS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUS mean?
- A large road vehicle that carries passengers.
- What letters can be added to BUS?
- BUS takes 5 hooks: 0 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of BUS:
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