Is BUSTARDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUSTARDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUSTARDS mean?
Bustards is a form of BUSTARD.
- noun
large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + 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 BUSTARDS
BUSTARDS 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 BUSTARDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- absurds10
- bustard10
- absurd9
- bursas8
- bursts8
- tsubas8
- bards8
- bauds8
- brads8
- burds8
- darbs8
- daubs8
- drabs8
- drubs8
- abuts7
- basts7
- brass7
- brats7
- bruts7
- buras7
- bursa7
- burst7
- busts7
- stabs7
- stubs7
- subas7
- tabus7
- tsuba7
- tubas7
- bads7
- bard7
- baud7
- brad7
- buds7
- burd7
- dabs7
- darb7
- daub7
- drab7
- drub7
- dubs7
- sutras6
- tarsus6
- tussar6
- adust6
- darts6
- dauts6
- drats6
- duras6
- durst6
- dusts6
- sards6
- studs6
- surds6
- trads6
- turds6
- abut6
- arbs6
- bars6
- bass6
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