Unscramble stubs

Unscramble STUBS and you have 17 words, STUBS itself among them: it scores 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of STUBS is on the page: BUSTS, each 7 points. 6 shorter words score 6, among them BUST, SUBS and STUB. 5 letters: 1 vowel and 4 consonants.

Looking for sbtus, tussb, busst, stsbu, tsbus, tbsus, sbsut, utsbs, bstsu or bsstu? They use the same letters as STUBS, so the words on this page are their answers too.

S₁T₁U₁²B₃⁴S₁

Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.

Possible Words From stubs

Counting the words from STUBS by length: 2 with 5 letters, 6 with 4, 6 with 3 and 3 with 2.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with stubs

2 5-letter words made with STUBS letters use every letter: STUBS and its 1 anagram BUSTS, all with 7 points.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with stubs

The 4-letter words in STUBS come to 6, each scoring 6 points. BUST, SUBS and STUB are the familiar ones.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with stubs

6 3-letter words from STUBS; 4 of them share the top score of 5. BUT, SUB and BUS are everyday picks.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with stubs

All 3 of the 2-letter words you get when you unscramble STUBS score 2 points. US is the one most people know.

STUBS With One Letter Changed

These 6 words have the length of STUBS, with one letter different:

B I gives SUITS · words from suits
B N gives STUNS · unscramble stuns
S E gives TUBES · words from tubes
S Y gives BUSTY · unscramble busty
B J gives JUSTS · unscramble justs
B E gives SUETS · words from suets

More 5-letter words: starting with ST · ending in BS · all 5-letter words

Definitions for the Top STUBS Plays

STUBS first, then short meanings for the 7 best-scoring answers.

Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends

STUBS 7 · 9: to strike accidentally against a projecting object
BUSTS 7 · 9: to burst
BUSS 6 · 8: to kiss
BUST 6 · 8: to burst
BUTS 6 · 8: a flatfish
STUB 6 · 8: to strike accidentally against a projecting object
SUBS 6 · 8: to act as a substitute
TUBS 6 · 8: to wash in a round, open vessel

Can You Play STUBS in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

STUBS works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.

Game	Scrabble US	Scrabble UK	Words With Friends*
STUBS itself	Yes	Yes	Yes
Answers accepted (of 17)	16	17	15

* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.

Words With Friends* skips 1 of them: SUS. Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: ST.

Add a Letter to STUBS

These 7 words take every letter of STUBS plus a single extra one.

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