RUBIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. RUBIOUS 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 RUBIOUS?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUBIOUS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUBIOUS
No single letter turns RUBIOUS into another word.
How RUBIOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in RUBIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What stands out about RUBIOUS
- RUBIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does RUBIOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
poeticrare
Having the deep red colour of a ruby.
Poets reach for rubious when they want a richer colour than plain red, for lips, wine or a sunset. The word is old and almost never turns up in everyday speech.
How RUBIOUS is used
Rubious is a literary word used mainly in verse and ornate description.
- The rubious wine glowed in the candlelight.
- She wore a rubious ribbon in her hair.
- A rubious sunset filled the western sky.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUBIOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in RUBIOUS
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Common questions about RUBIOUS
- Is RUBIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUBIOUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUBIOUS worth?
- RUBIOUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUBIOUS mean?
- Having the deep red colour of a ruby.
- What letters can be added to RUBIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to RUBIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of RUBIOUS:
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