REBUT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. REBUT 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 REBUT?
| 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 REBUT is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REBUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rebutsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REBUT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in REBUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about REBUT
- 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 REBUT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To prove that a claim, accusation or piece of evidence is false, typically by presenting contrary argument or proof.
To rebut something is to answer it directly and try to knock it down with counter-evidence or argument, rather than simply denying it or ignoring it, which is why the word appears constantly in courtrooms and formal debate. A lawyer who fails to rebut a witness's testimony effectively leaves it standing in the eyes of the jury, so the strength of a rebuttal often decides how a case is judged. The word is close in meaning to refute, though careful writers sometimes reserve refute for a claim that has actually been proven false and use rebut for the broader act of arguing against it.
How REBUT is used
Common in legal, academic and formal argument for answering a claim with contrary evidence or reasoning.
- The defence lawyer stood to rebut the witness's account of that evening.
- Scientists moved quickly to rebut the study's flawed conclusions.
- She rebutted every point in his argument, one by one.
- No one on the panel could rebut the figures he presented.
- The senator's speech was written entirely to rebut his opponent's claims.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REBUT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REBUT
The 5 tiles of REBUT in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with REBUT
14 longer words begin with REBUT.
Words ending in REBUT
1 words end in REBUT. Useful as a back hook: play REBUT onto a word already on the board.
Words with REBUT inside
10 words contain REBUT in the middle. Words that start with REBUT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in REBUT
Common questions about REBUT
- Is REBUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REBUT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REBUT worth?
- REBUT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REBUT mean?
- To prove that a claim, accusation or piece of evidence is false, typically by presenting contrary argument or proof.
- What letters can be added to REBUT?
- REBUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of REBUT:
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