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Is busk a Scrabble word?

Yes, busk is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 10 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of busk?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (intransitive, especially UK) To solicit money by entertaining the public in the street or in public transport.UKespeciallyintransitive

2. (transitive, obsolete) To sell articles such as obscene books in public houses etc.Examples: "The frothy orator, who busked his tales In quackish pomp of noisy words"obsoletetransitive

3. (nautical) To tack, cruise about.

noun (English)

1. (by extension) A corset.Examples: "Off with that happy busk, which I envie, / That still can be, and still can stand so nigh."broadly

noun (English)

1. (obsolete) A kind of linen.Examples: "Busk, a kind of table linen, occurs first in 1458, and occasionally afterwards."obsolete

verb (English)

1. (transitive, Northern England, Scotland) To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress.Examples: "Busk ye, busk ye, my bonny, bonny bride."; "The watch stert up and drew their weapons bright / And busk'd them bold to battle and to fight."Northern-EnglandScotlandtransitive

2. (Northern England, Scotland) To go; to direct one's course.Examples: "Ye might have busked you to Huntly-banks."Northern-EnglandScotland

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "busk"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "busk"?

Scrabble
10 points
B3
U1
S1
K5
Words With Friends
12 points
B4
U2
S1
K5

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