RUSTY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. RUSTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RUSTY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RUSTY is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RUSTY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How RUSTY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RUSTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does RUSTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Covered with or affected by rust; also, out of practice and therefore slower or less skilled than before.
Rusty first describes the reddish-brown coating iron and steel develop when exposed to air and moisture, as on a rusty gate hinge or a rusty nail. From that literal decay the word spread to skills and knowledge, so a person can have rusty French or feel rusty at chess after months away from the board. Both senses share the same idea of something once sound growing weaker through neglect or lack of use.
How RUSTY is used
Used both literally of corroded metal and figuratively of skills or knowledge weakened through lack of practice.
- The old bicycle chain was too rusty to turn smoothly.
- His Spanish felt rusty after years without speaking it.
- She oiled the rusty hinge before it woke the whole house.
- The pianist admitted she was rusty after the long break.
- A rusty nail poked out of the fence board.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RUSTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RUSTY
The 5 tiles of RUSTY in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in RUSTY
3 words end in RUSTY. Useful as a back hook: play RUSTY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in RUSTY
Common questions about RUSTY
- Is RUSTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RUSTY, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RUSTY worth?
- RUSTY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RUSTY mean?
- Covered with or affected by rust; also, out of practice and therefore slower or less skilled than before.
- What letters can be added to RUSTY?
- RUSTY takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RUSTY:
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