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Is ruby a Scrabble word?

Yes, ruby is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 9 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 ruby?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (heraldry) The tincture red or gules.Examples: "Elgin. Topaz a Saltier and Chief Ruby, on a Canton Pearl a Lyon Rampant Saphyr, which last is their paternal Coat; and the Field Topaz, and Saltier, and Chief Ruby, was the Arms of King Robert the Bruce, they altering the Field from Pearl (as he bore it) to Topaz."; "The Field is Ruby, on a Bend Topaz, three Martlets Diamond. [...] Checkie Topaz and Saphire, a Fesse within a Bordure Ruby, by the Name of Clifford."; "(1) Pearl, a Cross, Ruby, with the Effigies of our Saviour thereon, Topaz, born in Memory of one of the Family's fighting against the Turks. (2) Topaz, a Chief Indented, Saphire. (3) Ruby, three covered Cups, Topaz [...]"countableuncountable

2. (uncountable, printing, UK, dated) The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5½-point.Synonyms: agateUKdateduncountable

3. (obsolete) A red spinel.countableobsoleteuncountable

verb (English)

1. (transitive, poetic) To make red; to redden.Examples: "With sanguine drops the walls are rubied"poetictransitive

noun (English)

1. (typography) A pronunciation guide written above or beside Chinese characters.

noun (English)

1. (rhyming slang) Alternative letter-case form of Ruby (“curry”).alt-ofslang

name (English)

1. (rare) A surname.rare

2. (rare) A male given name.rare

3. (computer languages) A dynamic, reflective, general-purpose object-oriented programming language developed in the 1990s.Examples: "Ruby began life in Japan as the creation of Yukihiro Matsumoto, known more commonly as Matz. Unlike that of most language developers, Matz's motivation for Ruby was fun and a principle of “least surprise,” in order to improve overall developer productivity."

noun (English)

1. (Cockney rhyming slang) A curry; ellipsis of Ruby Murray.Examples: "We're going down the Indian for a Ruby; wanna join us?"; "No matter if you're Asian, Arab or Eskimo, everyone loves a ruby."Cockneyslang

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "ruby"?

Scrabble
9 points
R1
U1
B3
Y4
Words With Friends
10 points
R1
U2
B4
Y4

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