FUBSY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FUBSY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FUBSY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FUBSY is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 2.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FUBSY
No single letter turns FUBSY into another word.
How FUBSY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FUBSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 588,184.
What does FUBSY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Britishinformalarchaic
Short and plump; squat and chubby in a pleasant or good-natured way.
Fubsy is an old British word for someone or something short, round and slightly plump, usually said with warmth rather than as an insult, such as a fubsy little teapot or a fubsy old dog. The word has a comic, affectionate sound that suits its meaning, and it was more common in nineteenth-century writing than it is today. Modern speakers rarely use fubsy outside deliberately old-fashioned or playful writing, where it still conjures a cheerful, rounded shape. It differs from plainer words like fat by sounding fond rather than critical.
How FUBSY is used
Rare and old-fashioned; used affectionately for a short, round shape rather than as a criticism.
- The story described a fubsy little baker with rosy cheeks.
- Her fubsy pet spaniel waddled happily across the lawn.
- He drew a fubsy cartoon character with short arms and legs.
- The teapot had a fubsy, rounded shape that made everyone smile.
- She laughed at the fubsy figure sewn onto the old cushion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FUBSY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FUBSY
Common questions about FUBSY
- Is FUBSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FUBSY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FUBSY worth?
- FUBSY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FUBSY mean?
- Short and plump; squat and chubby in a pleasant or good-natured way.
- What letters can be added to FUBSY?
- No single letter can be added to FUBSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FUBSY:
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