RUBBING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. RUBBING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUBBING?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUBBING is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUBBING
Back hooks — 1
rubbingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUBBING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RUBBING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,117 thousand.
What does RUBBING mean in Scrabble?
noun
A copy of a raised or carved surface made by laying paper over it and rubbing with wax, pencil or chalk.
Visitors to old churches often take a rubbing of a stone slab or brass plate. It records an inscription without damaging the original, and the result shows every groove of the surface.
How RUBBING is used
The word rubbing is used in this sense in history, art and genealogy.
- She made a rubbing of the old gravestone.
- The museum keeps a rubbing of the ancient brass.
- A careful rubbing showed the faded name.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUBBING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUBBING
1 longer words begin with RUBBING.
Shorter words from the letters in RUBBING
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Common questions about RUBBING
- Is RUBBING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUBBING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUBBING worth?
- RUBBING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUBBING mean?
- A copy of a raised or carved surface made by laying paper over it and rubbing with wax, pencil or chalk.
- What letters can be added to RUBBING?
- RUBBING takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RUBBING:
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