SODBUSTER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SODBUSTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SODBUSTER?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SODBUSTER is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SODBUSTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sodbustersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SODBUSTER scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SODBUSTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SODBUSTER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SODBUSTER mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A farmer who ploughs and works the land, especially on the open plains of North America.
The sodbuster of the American frontier broke the tough prairie turf to plant crops, and the name now carries a flavour of pioneer history. It can also mean the plough used for that hard work.
How SODBUSTER is used
Informal and historical; often used when talking about frontier farming.
- The sodbuster turned the prairie into wheat fields.
- Every sodbuster on the plains feared a dry summer.
- Her great-grandfather was a sodbuster in Nebraska.
- The film showed a lonely sodbuster and his family.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SODBUSTER and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SODBUSTER
1 longer words begin with SODBUSTER.
Shorter words from the letters in SODBUSTER
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Common questions about SODBUSTER
- Is SODBUSTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SODBUSTER, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SODBUSTER worth?
- SODBUSTER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SODBUSTER mean?
- A farmer who ploughs and works the land, especially on the open plains of North America.
- What letters can be added to SODBUSTER?
- SODBUSTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SODBUSTER:
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