Is BUSTLED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUSTLED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUSTLED mean?
Bustled is a form of BUSTLE.
- verb
move or cause to move energetically or busily
“The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance”
- noun
a rapid active commotion
- noun
a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + L (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 10 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 BUSTLED
BUSTLED 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 BUSTLED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bestud9
- busted9
- butled9
- debuts9
- bluest8
- bluets8
- bustle8
- butles8
- sublet8
- subtle8
- blued8
- bused8
- debts8
- debut8
- lubed8
- tubed8
- lusted7
- belts7
- blest7
- blets7
- blues7
- bluet7
- butes7
- butle7
- lubes7
- tubes7
- beds7
- bedu7
- bled7
- buds7
- debs7
- debt7
- dubs7
- delts6
- duels6
- duets6
- dulse6
- leuds6
- ludes6
- luted6
- slued6
- bels6
- belt6
- best6
- bets6
- blet6
- blue6
- bust6
- bute6
- buts6
- lube6
- slub6
- stub6
- tube6
- tubs6
- bed6
- bud6
- deb6
- dub6
- lutes5
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