RUB is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. RUB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUB?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUB is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUB scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in RUB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,369.
What stands out about RUB
- The same 3 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 RUB mean in Scrabble?
verb
To move something back and forth against a surface.
The rub meaning the difficulty — there is the rub — came from the game of bowls, where it named an obstruction that turned the ball aside. Shakespeare used it in that sense, and the phrase has outlived the version of the game it came from.
How RUB is used
Rubbed, rubbing. Also a noun.
- He rubbed the mark and made it twice the size.
- There is the rub, and everybody had seen it coming.
- A rub of oil into the wood every spring.
- The word rub for a difficulty came from bowls.
- Rubbing at a stain sets it more often than it lifts it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RUB
The 3 tiles of RUB in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with RUB
Showing 24 of 160 words that begin with RUB.
Words ending in RUB
9 words end in RUB. Useful as a back hook: play RUB onto a word already on the board.
Words with RUB inside
Showing 24 of 111 words that contain RUB somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RUB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RUB
Common questions about RUB
- Is RUB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUB, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUB worth?
- RUB is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUB mean?
- To move something back and forth against a surface.
- What letters can be added to RUB?
- RUB takes 5 hooks: 2 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of RUB:
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