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Is buster a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word buster is a Scrabble US word. The word buster is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is buster a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word buster is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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6-letter words (6 found)

BRUTES,BURETS,BUSTER,REBUTS,SURBET,TUBERS,

5-letter words (15 found)

BRUST,BRUTE,BRUTS,BURET,BURSE,BURST,BUTES,REBUS,REBUT,RUBES,STURE,SUBER,TRUES,TUBER,TUBES,

4-letter words (30 found)

BEST,BETS,BRUS,BRUT,BURS,BUST,BUTE,BUTS,ERST,REBS,REST,RETS,RUBE,RUBS,RUES,RUSE,RUST,RUTS,STUB,SUER,SUET,SURE,TRES,TRUE,TUBE,TUBS,URBS,URES,USER,UTES,

3-letter words (26 found)

BES,BET,BRU,BUR,BUS,BUT,ERS,EST,REB,RES,RET,RUB,RUE,RUT,SER,SET,SUB,SUE,SUR,TES,TUB,URB,URE,USE,UTE,UTS,

2-letter words (10 found)

BE,ER,ES,ET,RE,ST,TE,UR,US,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 88 words from buster according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of buster

buster

Etymology

Originally a dialectal variant of burster; later influenced by bust +‎ -er.

The combining form of the term has appeared from the early 20th century but been especially prolific during three periods: in the 1930s, owing to the success of the radio series Gang Busters; in the 1940s, owing to its appearance as military slang; and in the 1980s, owing to the success of the movie Ghostbusters.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ʌstə(ɹ)

Noun

buster (plural busters)

  1. (chiefly colloquial, with 'of') Someone who or something that bursts, breaks, or destroys a specified thing.
  2. (chiefly military slang) Forming compounds denoting a team, weapon, or device specialized in the destruction of the first element.
  3. (chiefly colloquial, with 'of') Someone who or something that 'breaks', tames, or overpowers a specified person or thing.
    1. (US, in particular, dated, slang) A broncobuster.
    2. (chiefly law enforcement slang) Forming compounds denoting an agent or agency tasked with reducing or eliminating the first element.
      • 1920, F. A. McKenzie, ‘Pussyfoot’ Johnson, v. 83:
        Men nicknamed him the ‘Booze Buster’, and cartoonists loved to picture him, revolver in hand,... fighting the demon rum.
      • 1974 July 4, New Scientist, 65/2:
        The professional fraud-busters [of the art world].
  4. (dated, slang) Someone or something remarkable, especially for being loud, large, etc..
    1. (colloquial, variously expressing familiarity, admiration, or hostility) A form of address, particularly of men: guy, dude, fella, mack, buddy, loser. (Originally as 'old buster'.)
  5. (obsolete, slang) A loaf of bread.
  6. (obsolete, slang) A drinking spree, a binge.
  7. (dated, slang) A gale, a strong wind; (especially Australia) a southerly buster.
  8. (Australia and New Zealand) A heavy fall; (also performing arts) a staged fall, a pratfall.
  9. (US, regional) A molting crab.
    • 1855 October 18, Henry A. Wise, letter in J.P. Hambleton's Biographical Sketch of Henry A. Wise (1856), 448:
      In that state he is called a ‘Buster’, bursting his shell.
  10. (gambling, slang) A cheat's die whose sides bear only certain combinations of spots, so that undesirable values can never be rolled.

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References

  • “buster”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Strube, Stuber, brutes, burets, rebuts, surbet, tubers

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Noun

buster

  1. indefinite plural of buste

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