Is BUSTERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUSTERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUSTERS mean?
Busters is a form of BUSTER.
- 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
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 9 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 BUSTERS
BUSTERS 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 BUSTERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- brutes8
- burets8
- burses8
- bursts8
- buster8
- rebuts8
- subers8
- subset8
- tubers8
- bests7
- brute7
- bruts7
- buret7
- burse7
- burst7
- buses7
- busts7
- butes7
- rebus7
- rebut7
- rubes7
- stubs7
- suber7
- tuber7
- tubes7
- estrus6
- russet6
- surest6
- tusser6
- best6
- bets6
- brut6
- burs6
- buss6
- bust6
- bute6
- buts6
- rebs6
- rube6
- rubs6
- stub6
- subs6
- tube6
- tubs6
- urbs6
- rests5
- ruses5
- rusts5
- suers5
- suets5
- tress5
- trues5
- truss5
- users5
- bes5
- bet5
- bur5
- bus5
- but5
- reb5
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