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Words starting with RUB
There are 88 words starting with RUB in the standard word-game list. The most common are rubbish, ruby, rubber, rubbing, rubble, rubbed.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| rubbish | worthless material that is to be disposed of | 14 |
| ruby | of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or… | 9 |
| rubber | returned for lack of funds | 10 |
| rubbing | the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another | 12 |
| rubble | the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up | 10 |
| rubbed | Having had a substance applied through rubbing. | 11 |
| rube | a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture | 6 |
| rubbers | A disease of sheep, with great heat and itchiness. | 11 |
| rubbery | having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness | 14 |
| ruble | the basic unit of money in Tajikistan | 7 |
| rubaboo | A basic stew or porridge based on peas and/or corn. | 11 |
| rubasse | Crystalline quartz coloured red by hematite | 9 |
| rubato | a flexible tempo; not strictly on the beat | 8 |
| rubberized | Coated or treated with rubber. | 24 |
| rubberlike | having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness | 18 |
| rubberneck | a tourist who is visiting sights of interest | 20 |
| rubbernecker | a person who stares inquisitively | 22 |
| rubbernecking | The act of slowing down whilst driving a vehicle, in order to see the scene of an accident. | 24 |
| rubbishy | cheap and inferior; of no value | 18 |
| rubbled | Reduced to rubble. | 12 |
| rubbly | Resembling rubble. | 13 |
| rubdown | the act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes | 13 |
| rubefacient | a medicine for external application that produces redness of the skin | 18 |
| rubella | a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a… | 9 |
| rubellite | A red to violet variety of tourmaline used as a gemstone. | 11 |
| rubeola | an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs… | 9 |
| rubeolar | Relating to rubeola, or measles. | 10 |
| rubicund | inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life | 13 |
| rubicundity | The state or condition of being rubicund; ruddiness, redness. | 19 |
| rubidic | Relating to, or containing, rubidium. | 12 |
| rubidium | a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group; burns in air and reacts violently in water;… | 13 |
| rubied | Decorated with rubies. | 9 |
| rubigo | Rust (fungal disease of plants) | 9 |
| rubious | Red; ruddy | 9 |
| rubout | An assassination. | 8 |
| rubric | an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure | 10 |
| rubrical | Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a rubric. | 12 |
| rubrically | According to a rubric, or religious directions. | 17 |
| rubricate | place in the church calendar as a red-letter day honoring a saint | 13 |
| rubrication | A form of calligraphy, in medieval manuscripts, in which added text was coloured in red. | 15 |
| rubricator | The person who wrote the red titles and headings in a manuscript. | 14 |
| rubus | Any of the genus Rubus of flowering plants, including the raspberry and blackberry. | 7 |
| rubylike | Resembling or characteristic of a ruby. | 17 |
| rubythroat | Any of several species of birds, the males having a brilliant patch of metallic red on the throat. | 18 |
All 88 words
- rubbish
- ruby
- rubber
- rubbing
- rubble
- rubbed
- rube
- rubbers
- rubbery
- ruble
- rubaboo
- rubaboos
- rubace
- rubaces
- rubaiyat
- rubasse
- rubasses
- rubato
- rubatos
- rubbaboo
- rubbaboos
- rubbered
- rubbering
- rubberized
- rubberlike
- rubberneck
- rubbernecked
- rubbernecker
- rubberneckers
- rubbernecking
- rubbernecks
- rubbings
- rubbishes
- rubbishy
- rubbled
- rubbles
- rubblier
- rubbliest
- rubbling
- rubbly
- rubdown
- rubdowns
- rubefacient
- rubefacients
- rubella
- rubellas
- rubellite
- rubellites
- rubeola
- rubeolar
- rubeolas
- rubes
- rubicund
- rubicundities
- rubicundity
- rubidic
- rubidium
- rubidiums
- rubied
- rubier
- rubies
- rubiest
- rubigo
- rubigos
- rubious
- rubles
- ruboff
- ruboffs
- rubout
- rubouts
- rubric
- rubrical
- rubrically
- rubricate
- rubricated
- rubricates
- rubricating
- rubrication
- rubrications
- rubricator
- rubricators
- rubrics
- rubs
- rubus
- rubying
- rubylike
- rubythroat
- rubythroats