Is ROBUSTNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ROBUSTNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ROBUSTNESS mean?
- noun
the property of being strong and healthy in constitution
- noun
the characteristic of being strong enough to withstand intellectual challenge
“the lack of robustness in the findings may be due to the small size of the sample”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
R (1) + O (1) + B (3) + U (1) + S (1) + T (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 12 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 ROBUSTNESS
ROBUSTNESS 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 ROBUSTNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- burstones11
- burstone10
- sorbents10
- subrents10
- subtones10
- bonuses9
- bossest9
- bournes9
- bourses9
- brunets9
- bunters9
- burnets9
- burtons9
- busters9
- obtuser9
- sorbent9
- sorbets9
- strobes9
- subnets9
- suborns9
- subrent9
- subsets9
- subtone9
- unrobes9
- unsober9
- sourness8
- tonsures8
- tussores8
- unstress8
- bentos8
- besots8
- betons8
- boners8
- bosser8
- bosses8
- bosuns8
- bourne8
- bourns8
- bourse8
- bouses8
- brents8
- broses8
- brunet8
- brunts8
- brutes8
- bunter8
- burets8
- burnet8
- burses8
- bursts8
- burton8
- busses8
- buster8
- buteos8
- obsess8
- obtuse8
- rebuts8
- robust8
- sobers8
- sorbet8
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