Is BUSTLING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BUSTLING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BUSTLING mean?
- adjective
full of energetic and noisy activity
“a bustling city”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 BUSTLING
BUSTLING 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 BUSTLING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bluings10
- busting10
- butling10
- tubings10
- blings9
- bluing9
- busing9
- lubing9
- tubing9
- lusting8
- lutings8
- blunts8
- bling8
- bungs8
- glints7
- guilts7
- lungis7
- luting7
- sluing7
- bints7
- blunt7
- built7
- bunts7
- bigs7
- bing7
- bugs7
- bung7
- gibs7
- glib7
- insult6
- sunlit6
- gilts6
- glint6
- gluts6
- guilt6
- iglus6
- lings6
- lungi6
- lungs6
- sling6
- slung6
- sting6
- stung6
- suing6
- tings6
- tungs6
- using6
- bins6
- bint6
- bits6
- blin6
- buns6
- bunt6
- bust6
- buts6
- libs6
- nibs6
- nubs6
- slub6
- snib6
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