REBUS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. REBUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REBUS?
| 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 REBUS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REBUS
No single letter turns REBUS into another word.
How REBUS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in REBUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What stands out about REBUS
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 REBUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A puzzle in which words or syllables are represented by pictures, symbols or individual letters instead of being written out in full.
Solving a rebus means sounding out each picture or symbol in turn and stringing the results together into a word or phrase, so a picture of an eye followed by the number four might spell out before. Long before it became a children's puzzle, a rebus served a more formal purpose in heraldry, where a family that could not read might still recognise its name spelled out in a coat of arms through punning images. The word comes from Latin rebus, meaning by things, which fits neatly with how the puzzle works, spelling out an idea through actual objects rather than through letters alone.
How REBUS is used
Met mainly in puzzle books, children's games and discussions of heraldic devices; rare in ordinary conversation.
- The children laughed as they worked out each picture in the rebus.
- A rebus on the old family crest spelled out the surname in punning images.
- She designed a rebus for the birthday card using photos instead of pictures.
- The puzzle magazine printed a new rebus on the back page every week.
- Solving the rebus took him only a moment once he saw the pun.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REBUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REBUS
The 5 tiles of REBUS in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with REBUS
1 longer words begin with REBUS.
Words with REBUS inside
2 words contain REBUS in the middle. Words that start with REBUS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in REBUS
Common questions about REBUS
- Is REBUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REBUS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REBUS worth?
- REBUS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REBUS mean?
- A puzzle in which words or syllables are represented by pictures, symbols or individual letters instead of being written out in full.
- What letters can be added to REBUS?
- No single letter can be added to REBUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of REBUS:
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