RUBBISH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. RUBBISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUBBISH?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUBBISH is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUBBISH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rubbishyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RUBBISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RUBBISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,264 thousand.
What does RUBBISH mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
Waste material that has been thrown away.
In British English, rubbish is the ordinary word for household waste, where Americans prefer trash or garbage. It is also a blunt way to call an idea or a piece of work worthless, and it can be a verb meaning to criticise harshly.
How RUBBISH is used
Rubbish is everyday British English for waste, and it also dismisses nonsense or poor quality.
- Put the rubbish in the bin before you leave.
- He said the whole report was rubbish.
- The critics were quick to rubbish the new film.
- Rubbish is collected from our street every Tuesday.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUBBISH and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUBBISH
9 longer words begin with RUBBISH.
Shorter words from the letters in RUBBISH
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Common questions about RUBBISH
- Is RUBBISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUBBISH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUBBISH worth?
- RUBBISH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUBBISH mean?
- Waste material that has been thrown away.
- What letters can be added to RUBBISH?
- RUBBISH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RUBBISH:
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