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Is BUSY a Scrabble Word?

Yes, BUSY is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as an adjective and a verb, most often meaning “actively or fully engaged or occupied”.

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Is BUSY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. BUSY is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends, and it has 1 anagram: BUYS.

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Letters
4
Scrabble
9 pts
Words With Friends
10 pts
Anagrams
1
Familiarity
99th percentile

BUSY meaning and definition

BUSY has 4 common senses and works as an adjective and a verb. The most common meaning is listed first.

BUSY as an adjective

  1. Actively or fully engaged or occupied.
  2. Overcrowded or cluttered with detail.
  3. Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner.

BUSY as a verb

  1. Keep busy with.

BUSY Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

BUSY scores 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is Y, worth 4 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
B34
U12
S11
Y43
Total910

BUSY on premium squares

On a double word square BUSY scores 18 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 27. Putting Y on a triple letter square instead adds 8 points. Its middling value makes it a flexible play for scoring steadily without breaking up a strong rack. At 4 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Rearranging the letters of BUSY

1 word uses exactly the same 4 letters as BUSY. See all anagrams of BUSY.

  • buys9

Unscramble BUSY: 8 words from its letters

The letters B, U, S, Y make 8 shorter words, up to 3 letters long. Most common first.

Words like BUSY

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  • bushy13
  • busby12
  • busty10
  • bousy10
  • busky14

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BUSY word facts

BUSY is a 4-letter word with 4 distinct letters: 1 vowel (U) and 3 consonants. It starts with B and ends with Y. By corpus frequency, BUSY is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters B, U, S, Y on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 4 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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BUSY Scrabble word FAQ

Is BUSY a Scrabble word?

Yes. BUSY is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does BUSY mean?

BUSY is used as an adjective and a verb. Its most common meaning is “actively or fully engaged or occupied”.

How many points is BUSY worth in Scrabble?

BUSY is worth 9 points in Scrabble: B (3) + U (1) + S (1) + Y (4). On a double word square it scores 18, and on a triple word square 27.

How many points is BUSY in Words With Friends?

BUSY is worth 10 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

What are the anagrams of BUSY?

BUSY has 1 anagram: BUYS. Each uses exactly the same letters.

What words can you make from the letters in BUSY?

You can make 8 shorter words from the letters in BUSY, including BUS, BUY, SUB and BY.

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