BUSTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BUSTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUSTIC?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUSTIC is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUSTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
busticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUSTIC scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BUSTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What stands out about BUSTIC
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BUSTIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A small tropical American tree with very hard wood, belonging to the sapodilla family.
The bustic grows in the Caribbean and Florida, and its dense timber was once valued for tool handles and small furniture. Its botanical family is the Sapotaceae, which also includes the sapodilla and the shea tree. The name is rare outside botany and Scrabble lists.
How BUSTIC is used
Rare; found mainly in botanical writing and word games.
- A bustic grew by the shore, its crown thin and low.
- The carpenter prized bustic wood for its hardness.
- We found a young bustic in the coastal scrub.
- The field guide shows the bustic leaf next to the sapodilla.
- Few visitors ever notice a bustic among the mangroves.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUSTIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BUSTIC
The 6 tiles of BUSTIC in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BUSTIC
5 longer words begin with BUSTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in BUSTIC
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Common questions about BUSTIC
- Is BUSTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUSTIC, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUSTIC worth?
- BUSTIC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUSTIC mean?
- A small tropical American tree with very hard wood, belonging to the sapodilla family.
- What letters can be added to BUSTIC?
- BUSTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BUSTIC:
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