REBUY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. REBUY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REBUY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REBUY is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REBUY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REBUY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in REBUY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does REBUY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
An additional entry fee paid to buy back into a poker tournament or similar contest after losing one's original stake; also used as a verb meaning to buy back in this way.
A rebuy lets a player who has lost all their chips pay again to return to a poker tournament, usually only during an early period set by the tournament rules before the option closes. Tournaments that allow this are often advertised as rebuy tournaments, and players sometimes deliberately play more aggressively early on, knowing a rebuy is still available if they lose. As a verb, to rebuy means simply to make use of this option and buy back into the game. The word is a fairly recent addition to English, built directly from re- and buy, and it remains closely tied to poker and similar competitive card games.
How REBUY is used
Informal; used mainly among poker players and in writing about tournament rules.
- He busted out early but paid for a rebuy to stay in the tournament.
- The rules allowed one rebuy per player during the first hour.
- She decided to rebuy after losing her stack on a bad beat.
- Not every tournament offers a rebuy once the opening period ends.
- His second rebuy of the night finally paid off with a deep run.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REBUY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REBUY
The 5 tiles of REBUY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with REBUY
2 longer words begin with REBUY.
Words ending in REBUY
1 words end in REBUY. Useful as a back hook: play REBUY onto a word already on the board.
Words with REBUY inside
2 words contain REBUY in the middle. Words that start with REBUY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in REBUY
Common questions about REBUY
- Is REBUY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REBUY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REBUY worth?
- REBUY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REBUY mean?
- An additional entry fee paid to buy back into a poker tournament or similar contest after losing one's original stake; also used as a verb meaning to buy back in this way.
- What letters can be added to REBUY?
- REBUY takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of REBUY:
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