DUSTUP is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DUSTUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DUSTUP?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUSTUP is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUSTUP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dustupsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DUSTUP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DUSTUP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.
What does DUSTUP mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A noisy quarrel or scuffle, often a short one that stirs up public attention.
Dustup suggests the cloud of dirt kicked into the air by people fighting, which is likely how the word started in American English in the late nineteenth century. Today it usually refers to a heated disagreement between officials, teams or neighbours rather than a real brawl. Newspapers like it because it is brief and colourful, and it implies the matter will soon blow over.
How DUSTUP is used
Informal; common in journalism and casual speech, mostly in North American use.
- The mayor had a dustup with the council over the budget.
- A dustup broke out at the end of the match.
- Neighbours had a loud dustup about the fence.
- The dustup made the evening news but was forgotten by Friday.
- He stepped away from the dustup before anyone was hurt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DUSTUP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DUSTUP
1 longer words begin with DUSTUP.
Shorter words from the letters in DUSTUP
Common questions about DUSTUP
- Is DUSTUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DUSTUP, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DUSTUP worth?
- DUSTUP is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DUSTUP mean?
- A noisy quarrel or scuffle, often a short one that stirs up public attention.
- What letters can be added to DUSTUP?
- DUSTUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DUSTUP:
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