busted
Busted is also used as adjective, with meanings including out of working order (‘busted’ is an informal substitute for ‘broken’).
Length
6
Scrabble
9
WWF
11
Starts
BU
Ends
TED
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “BUSTED” Mean?
busted has 1 documented sense across adjective.
Adjective
1 senseout of working order (‘busted’ is an informal substitute for ‘broken’)
“a broken washing machine”
“the coke machine is broken”
“the coke machine is busted”
Synonyms
Synonyms for BUSTED
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
out of working order (‘busted’ is an informal substitute for ‘broken’)
Length
6 letters
Starts With
B
Ends With
D
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
B, U, S, T, E, D
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆BUSTED has a Scrabble score of 9. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆BUSTED is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆BUSTED can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆BUSTED uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
B
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CVCCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
BU, US, ST, TE, ED
Trigrams
BUS, UST, STE, TED
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