Is BUSTER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUSTER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUSTER mean?
- noun
an informal form of address for a man
“Say, fellow, what are you doing?”
- noun
a robust child
- noun
a person who breaks horses
- noun
a person (or thing) that breaks up or overpowers something
“dam buster”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 6
B (3) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 8 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 BUSTER
Single letters that turn BUSTER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of BUSTER
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BUSTER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- brutes8
- burets8
- rebuts8
- tubers8
- brute7
- bruts7
- buret7
- burse7
- burst7
- butes7
- rebus7
- rebut7
- rubes7
- suber7
- tuber7
- tubes7
- best6
- bets6
- brut6
- burs6
- bust6
- bute6
- buts6
- rebs6
- rube6
- rubs6
- stub6
- tube6
- tubs6
- urbs6
- trues5
- bes5
- bet5
- bur5
- bus5
- but5
- reb5
- rub5
- sub5
- tub5
- urb5
- erst4
- rest4
- rets4
- rues4
- ruse4
- rust4
- ruts4
- suer4
- suet4
- sure4
- tres4
- true4
- user4
- utes4
- be4
- ers3
- est3
- res3
- ret3
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