BUSHRANGER is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BUSHRANGER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUSHRANGER?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUSHRANGER is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUSHRANGER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bushrangersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUSHRANGER scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BUSHRANGER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUSHRANGER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BUSHRANGER mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australianhistorical
In colonial Australia, an outlaw or escaped convict who lived in the bush and robbed travellers.
Bushrangers became figures of legend, and Ned Kelly is the best known. Some people saw them as rebels against harsh rule while others saw plain criminals. The word belongs chiefly to the nineteenth century and to stories about it.
How BUSHRANGER is used
Used in Australian history and folklore; a bushranger is an outlaw of the colonial period.
- The bushranger held up the coach on a lonely road.
- Songs and films have made the bushranger a folk hero.
- Police spent months hunting the notorious bushranger.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUSHRANGER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUSHRANGER
1 longer words begin with BUSHRANGER.
Shorter words from the letters in BUSHRANGER
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Common questions about BUSHRANGER
- Is BUSHRANGER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUSHRANGER, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUSHRANGER worth?
- BUSHRANGER is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUSHRANGER mean?
- In colonial Australia, an outlaw or escaped convict who lived in the bush and robbed travellers.
- What letters can be added to BUSHRANGER?
- BUSHRANGER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BUSHRANGER:
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