Words That Start With RUS
- 111 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With RUS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With RUS 111 words
5-Letter Words Starting With RUS 8
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words Starting With RUS 15
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With RUS 20
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Starting With RUS 16
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Starting With RUS 16
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With RUS 17
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With RUS 11
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words Starting With RUS 3
Full 12-letter listHow common is RUS at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 111 words that start with RUS. Most are 7 letters long, they average 10.8 points, the best is RUSTICIZING (23 points) and 37.8% end in S.
- Total words
- 111
- Most common length
- 7 letters
- 20 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.8
- out of 23 max
- Longest word
- RUSTPROOFING
- 12 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 37.8% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 37.8%
- e 10.8%
- d 9%
Top vowel pairs
- ie6.3%
- oo3.6%
- ia2.7%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring word that starts with RUS
r 1u 1s 1t 1i 1c 3i 1z 10i 1n 1g 2
R 1 + U 1 + S 1 + T 1 + I 1 + C 3 + I 1 + Z 10 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 23 points
- Double word
- 46 pts
- Triple word
- 69 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
rusticizing
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many words that start with RUS are there?
There are 111 words that start with RUS in our combined English word list. The most common length is 7 letters, with 20 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word that starts with RUS?
RUSTICIZING is worth 23 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are RUSTICIZED (22), RUSTICIZES (21), RUSTICIZE (20).
What are some common words that start with RUS?
Everyday examples include RUSH, RUSTY, RUSE, RUST, RUSTIC, RUSHED, RUSTLE, RUSHES. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with RUS?
RUSTPROOFING has 12 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, RUSTIEST (8 letters) is the longest common one.