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Is busted a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word busted is a Scrabble US word. The word busted is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is busted a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word busted is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

B3U1S1T1E1D2

Is busted a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word busted is a Words With Friends word. The word busted is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4U2S1T1E1D2

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6-letter words (4 found)

BEDUST,BESTUD,BUSTED,DEBUTS,

5-letter words (9 found)

BUSED,BUTES,DEBTS,DEBUS,DEBUT,DUETS,STUDE,TUBED,TUBES,

4-letter words (25 found)

BEDS,BEDU,BEST,BETS,BUDS,BUST,BUTE,BUTS,DEBS,DEBT,DEUS,DUBS,DUES,DUET,DUST,STED,STUB,STUD,SUED,SUET,TEDS,TUBE,TUBS,USED,UTES,

3-letter words (23 found)

BED,BES,BET,BUD,BUS,BUT,DEB,DUB,DUE,EDS,EST,SED,SET,SUB,SUD,SUE,TED,TES,TUB,UDS,USE,UTE,UTS,

2-letter words (9 found)

BE,DE,ED,ES,ET,ST,TE,US,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 71 words from busted according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of busted

busted

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʌstəd/
  • Rhymes: -ʌstəd

Etymology 1

See bust (Etymology 1)

Adjective

busted (comparative more busted, superlative most busted)

  1. (often used in combination with an adjective) Having a certain type of bust (breasts; cleavage).

Etymology 2

From bust +‎ -ed. See bust (Etymology 2).

Adjective

busted (comparative more busted, superlative most busted)

  1. (slang) Broke; having no money.
    I'd like to help you, but I'm busted.
  2. (slang) Caught in the act of doing something one shouldn't do.
    I saw you take that cookie from the cookie jar! You're busted!
    • 2009, S. Bear Bergman, “New Year” (essay), in The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You, →ISBN, ReadHowYouWant.com (2010), page 66:
      Plus, to be honest, the look on his face when he realized how very busted they were was worth far more than the fifty dollars I paid for their dinner.
  3. (slang) Extremely ugly.
    She was cute, but all her friends were busted.
  4. (slang) Tired.
  5. (slang) Broken.
  6. (video games, slang) Extremely overpowered.
Synonyms
  • (tired): Thesaurus:fatigued
  • (broken): Thesaurus:broken, Thesaurus:out of order
Translations

Verb

busted

  1. simple past and past participle of bust
Related terms
  • bust
  • busted draw
  • busted flush
  • busted pilot
  • busted valise
  • flat busted

Anagrams

  • bedust, bestud, budset, debuts, débuts

Source: wiktionary.org