RUBY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. RUBY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUBY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUBY is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUBY
No single letter turns RUBY into another word.
How RUBY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RUBY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does RUBY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A deep red precious stone.
Ruby and sapphire are the same mineral, separated only by the trace element that colours them, so the two names describe one stone in two moods. Only the red variety is called ruby.
How RUBY is used
Countable; the plural changes the y.
- A ruby of that size would be catalogued and named.
- The word ruby comes from a Latin one meaning red.
- A ruby and a sapphire are the same mineral.
- Only the red form takes the name ruby.
- Ruby wedding is the fortieth anniversary.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUBY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RUBY
The 4 tiles of RUBY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RUBY
4 longer words begin with RUBY.
Shorter words from the letters in RUBY
Common questions about RUBY
- Is RUBY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUBY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUBY worth?
- RUBY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUBY mean?
- A deep red precious stone.
- What letters can be added to RUBY?
- No single letter can be added to RUBY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RUBY:
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