RUSE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. RUSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUSE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUSE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUSE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RUSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,404.
What stands out about RUSE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 6 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 RUSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A trick or deception used to mislead someone, especially to gain an advantage.
A ruse is a deliberate act of deception, often clever or elaborate, meant to trick an opponent, evade danger or achieve a hidden purpose. Spies, soldiers and con artists are all commonly described as using a ruse to get past someone's guard.
How RUSE is used
Common in both everyday speech and writing about deception, strategy and warfare.
- The escape was really just a clever ruse.
- He used a ruse to slip past the guards unnoticed.
- Her tears turned out to be nothing but a ruse.
- The spy's whole identity was an elaborate ruse.
- They fell for the oldest ruse in the book.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RUSE
The 4 tiles of RUSE in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with RUSE
1 longer words begin with RUSE.
Words ending in RUSE
9 words end in RUSE. Useful as a back hook: play RUSE onto a word already on the board.
Words with RUSE inside
Showing 24 of 121 words that contain RUSE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RUSE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RUSE
Common questions about RUSE
- Is RUSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUSE, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUSE worth?
- RUSE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUSE mean?
- A trick or deception used to mislead someone, especially to gain an advantage.
- What letters can be added to RUSE?
- RUSE takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RUSE:
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