RUBACE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. RUBACE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUBACE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUBACE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUBACE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rubacesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUBACE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RUBACE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does RUBACE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A reddish variety of quartz, a rock crystal with rose-colored internal cracks, once cut as a gemstone.
Rubace belongs to the old vocabulary of mineral dealers and jewelers, who valued the stone for its ruby-like tint. Its color comes from tiny flecks of iron inside the crystal, and the name echoes the Latin word for red. Modern gem guides rarely use the term, though it survives in word lists and older mineral catalogs.
How RUBACE is used
Rare mineralogical term, found mostly in older sources and word games.
- The jeweler held up a polished rubace against the lamp.
- An old catalog lists rubace among the red quartz stones.
- She identified the pendant stone as a rubace.
- Iron flecks gave the rubace its warm rosy glow.
- The collector prized a rubace from the old mine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUBACE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUBACE
1 longer words begin with RUBACE.
Shorter words from the letters in RUBACE
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Common questions about RUBACE
- Is RUBACE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUBACE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUBACE worth?
- RUBACE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUBACE mean?
- A reddish variety of quartz, a rock crystal with rose-colored internal cracks, once cut as a gemstone.
- What letters can be added to RUBACE?
- RUBACE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RUBACE:
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