BUSBOY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BUSBOY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUSBOY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUSBOY is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUSBOY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
busboysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUSBOY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BUSBOY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,656 thousand.
What does BUSBOY mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A person who clears tables and resets them in a restaurant, helping the waiters.
The busboy keeps the dining room running by taking away used plates, refilling water and laying fresh cloths. The job is often an entry point to restaurant work, and many cooks and managers started in it. The term is chiefly North American, and the word is sometimes replaced today by busser or server assistant.
How BUSBOY is used
North American usage; sometimes replaced by busser.
- The busboy cleared the table before we had finished talking.
- He worked as a busboy to pay for his college books.
- A busboy hurried over with a jug of water.
- The manager praised the busboy for spotting the broken glass.
- She began as a busboy and ended up owning the restaurant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUSBOY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUSBOY
1 longer words begin with BUSBOY.
Shorter words from the letters in BUSBOY
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Common questions about BUSBOY
- Is BUSBOY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUSBOY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUSBOY worth?
- BUSBOY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUSBOY mean?
- A person who clears tables and resets them in a restaurant, helping the waiters.
- What letters can be added to BUSBOY?
- BUSBOY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BUSBOY:
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