Is ARBUTUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ARBUTUSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ARBUTUSES mean?
Arbutuses is a form of ARBUTUS.
- noun
any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + R (1) + B (3) + U (1) + T (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ARBUTUSES
ARBUTUSES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ARBUTUSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- abstruse10
- abusers9
- arbutes9
- arbutus9
- basters9
- breasts9
- bureaus9
- bursate9
- busters9
- rubasse9
- surbase9
- abuser8
- abuses8
- arbute8
- barest8
- basest8
- basser8
- basset8
- baster8
- bastes8
- beasts8
- beauts8
- breast8
- brutes8
- bureau8
- burets8
- bursae8
- bursas8
- burses8
- bursts8
- buster8
- rebuts8
- sabers8
- sabres8
- subers8
- subsea8
- subset8
- tabers8
- tsubas8
- tubers8
- auteurs7
- sutures7
- abets7
- abuse7
- abuts7
- bares7
- baser7
- bases7
- baste7
- basts7
- bates7
- bears7
- beast7
- beats7
- beaus7
- beaut7
- bests7
- betas7
- braes7
- brass7
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