RUBIGO is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. RUBIGO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUBIGO?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUBIGO is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUBIGO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rubigosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUBIGO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in RUBIGO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does RUBIGO mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
Rust, the reddish-brown coating that forms on iron.
Rubigo is a Latin-derived word that turns up mostly in older scientific or poetic writing. It comes from the Latin for rust, and the same root gave the name of the Roman rust-averting festival. Modern writers say rust instead, so rubigo is a curiosity found in dictionaries more than in speech.
How RUBIGO is used
Rare and bookish; ordinary writing uses rust.
- The old gate was eaten through with rubigo.
- He scraped the rubigo off the blade before oiling it.
- A thin film of rubigo had formed on the iron nails.
- The poem speaks of rubigo creeping over a forgotten sword.
- Rubigo is the Latin-flavoured cousin of the plain word rust.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUBIGO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUBIGO
1 longer words begin with RUBIGO.
Shorter words from the letters in RUBIGO
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Common questions about RUBIGO
- Is RUBIGO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUBIGO, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUBIGO worth?
- RUBIGO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUBIGO mean?
- Rust, the reddish-brown coating that forms on iron.
- What letters can be added to RUBIGO?
- RUBIGO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of RUBIGO:
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