MOTORBUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MOTORBUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOTORBUS?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOTORBUS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOTORBUS
No single letter turns MOTORBUS into another word.
How MOTORBUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MOTORBUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOTORBUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MOTORBUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A bus driven by an engine.
The word motorbus belongs to the early days of road transport, when it needed to be told apart from horse-drawn omnibuses. Modern speakers simply say bus.
How MOTORBUS is used
An older word, now mostly seen in historical writing.
- The first motorbus on the route replaced a horse-drawn coach.
- A motorbus carried the villagers to the market town.
- Old photographs show a crowded motorbus outside the station.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOTORBUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOTORBUS
2 longer words begin with MOTORBUS.
Shorter words from the letters in MOTORBUS
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Common questions about MOTORBUS
- Is MOTORBUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOTORBUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOTORBUS worth?
- MOTORBUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOTORBUS mean?
- A bus driven by an engine.
- What letters can be added to MOTORBUS?
- No single letter can be added to MOTORBUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MOTORBUS:
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