Is BULB a word?
BULB is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends, has 4 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 1 shorter word built from the same letters.
Yes, BULB is a valid word.
What does bulb mean?
noun: a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
BULB: word details
- Pronunciation: BUHLB (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 4 letters, a short word. It is one of 5,469 4-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 8 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of bulb
Shorter words inside bulb
Words you can make from the letters of bulb.
Solve a whole rack, not just BULB
BULB is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does BULB mean?
BULB is a noun. It means: a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure.
Is BULB a valid word?
Yes, BULB is a valid word. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.