RUBIN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. RUBIN is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RUBIN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUBIN is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUBIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUBIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RUBIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about RUBIN
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 RUBIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicpoetic
(Archaic) A ruby.
Rubin is an old poetic spelling of ruby, the deep red gemstone, and was used by writers who wanted a slightly different sound or an old-fashioned flavour in verse. It survives today mainly as a curiosity in glossaries of archaic English.
How RUBIN is used
Found in older poetry and literary word lists rather than modern speech.
- The crown was set with a single dark rubin at its centre.
- The old poem compares her lips to a polished rubin.
- A rubin ring passed down through five generations of the family.
- The merchant claimed the stone was a rubin of great value.
- In the ballad, the knight offers a rubin in exchange for safe passage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUBIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RUBIN
The 5 tiles of RUBIN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with RUBIN
4 longer words begin with RUBIN.
Words ending in RUBIN
3 words end in RUBIN. Useful as a back hook: play RUBIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with RUBIN inside
3 words contain RUBIN in the middle. Words that start with RUBIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RUBIN
Common questions about RUBIN
- Is RUBIN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RUBIN is not in it.
- How many points is RUBIN worth?
- RUBIN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUBIN mean?
- (Archaic) A ruby.
- What letters can be added to RUBIN?
- RUBIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RUBIN:
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