Is COMBUSTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COMBUSTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COMBUSTED mean?
Combusted is a form of COMBUST.
- verb
cause to burn or combust
“The sun burned off the fog”
- verb
start to burn or burst into flames
“Marsh gases ignited suddenly”
- verb
get very angry and fly into a rage
“The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question”
- verb
cause to become violent or angry
“Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + M (3) + B (3) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 16 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 COMBUSTED
COMBUSTED 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 COMBUSTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- costumed13
- combust13
- combed13
- dumbest12
- subcode12
- combes12
- costume11
- demobs11
- dumbos11
- tombed11
- combe11
- combs11
- doucest10
- scouted10
- besmut10
- comets10
- comtes10
- custom10
- mucose10
- cubed10
- demob10
- dumbo10
- dumbs10
- comb10
- bestud9
- boused9
- busted9
- costed9
- coudes9
- debuts9
- doubts9
- educts9
- escudo9
- modest9
- moused9
- musted9
- odeums9
- besom9
- comes9
- comet9
- comte9
- cubes9
- sebum9
- tombs9
- umbos9
- dumb9
- buteos8
- obtuse8
- bodes8
- bused8
- codes8
- coeds8
- coted8
- coude8
- debts8
- debut8
- decos8
- demos8
- dobes8
- domes8
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