bust

NOUNVERBADJECTIVE /bəst/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH B

bust is a valid 4-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3U1S1T1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING

What does bust mean?

NOUN · 4 SENSES
1

An occasion for excessive eating or drinking.

“they went on a bust that lasted three days”

NARROWER
2

A sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person.

BROADER
3

The chest of a woman.

SYNONYMS
RELATED
4

A complete failure.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
VERB · 5 SENSES
1

Search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on.

SYNONYMS
2

Separate or cause to separate abruptly.

4

Ruin completely.

“He busted my radio!”

SYNONYMS
NARROWER
RELATED
5

Break open or apart suddenly and forcefully.

SYNONYMS
NARROWER
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1

Lacking funds.

SIMILAR
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of bust

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