RUGBY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. RUGBY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUGBY?
| 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 RUGBY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUGBY
No single letter turns RUGBY into another word.
How RUGBY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RUGBY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does RUGBY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A team sport played with an oval ball, in which players carry, pass or kick the ball to score points by grounding it over the opposing goal line or kicking it through raised posts.
Rugby takes its name from Rugby School in England, where the game is said to have grown out of an early version of football in the nineteenth century. Two main codes developed from that start, rugby union and rugby league, each with its own rules about scoring and the number of players on a side. A match features forwards, who contend for possession at scrums and rucks, and backs, who run and kick to advance the ball. Unlike American football, rugby generally allows only backward or sideways passing, so play depends heavily on continuous running and tackling.
How RUGBY is used
The word names both the sport itself and, informally, a match of it, and is also used as a modifier, as in rugby ball or rugby club.
- The boys spent every Saturday playing rugby on the village green.
- She joined the school rugby team as soon as she started secondary school.
- International rugby draws huge crowds during the autumn internationals.
- He broke his collarbone during a rugby match last winter.
- The club runs both a rugby union side and a rugby league side.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUGBY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in RUGBY
1 words end in RUGBY. Useful as a back hook: play RUGBY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in RUGBY
Common questions about RUGBY
- Is RUGBY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUGBY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUGBY worth?
- RUGBY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUGBY mean?
- A team sport played with an oval ball, in which players carry, pass or kick the ball to score points by grounding it over the opposing goal line or kicking it through raised posts.
- What letters can be added to RUGBY?
- No single letter can be added to RUGBY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RUGBY:
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