BUSK is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BUSK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUSK?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUSK is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 2.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUSK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUSK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BUSK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 122,538.
What does BUSK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To perform in the street for money.
Busk came through French from a word meaning to seek, by way of sailors who used it for cruising in search of anything at all. The street performance sense is British and nineteenth-century.
How BUSK is used
Busked, busking. Intransitive; the performer is a busker.
- They busked outside the station until the police arrived.
- The word busk once meant to seek.
- Busking needs a licence in most city centres.
- Sailors used busk for cruising in search of anything.
- Two buskers on the same pitch is an argument.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUSK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUSK
12 longer words begin with BUSK.
Shorter words from the letters in BUSK
Common questions about BUSK
- Is BUSK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUSK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUSK worth?
- BUSK is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUSK mean?
- To perform in the street for money.
- What letters can be added to BUSK?
- BUSK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BUSK:
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