RUSK is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RUSK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUSK?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUSK is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUSK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RUSK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in RUSK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does RUSK mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A hard, dry biscuit or piece of twice-baked bread, often given to teething babies.
Rusk is made by baking bread a second time until it becomes crisp and easy to store for long periods. In parts of Europe it is also ground into crumbs and used as a filler in sausages and other processed meats.
How RUSK is used
Countable as an individual biscuit; also used as an uncountable ingredient.
- The baby gnawed happily on a rusk.
- She crushed a rusk into fine crumbs for the sausages.
- A tin of rusks sat stacked on the shelf.
- He dipped a rusk into his tea before eating it.
- The recipe called for two crushed rusks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUSK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RUSK
1 longer words begin with RUSK.
Words ending in RUSK
1 words end in RUSK. Useful as a back hook: play RUSK onto a word already on the board.
Words with RUSK inside
2 words contain RUSK in the middle. Words that start with RUSK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RUSK
Common questions about RUSK
- Is RUSK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUSK, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUSK worth?
- RUSK is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUSK mean?
- A hard, dry biscuit or piece of twice-baked bread, often given to teething babies.
- What letters can be added to RUSK?
- RUSK takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of RUSK:
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