What BULBS Means
BULBS is a form of BULB, which means:
- noun: a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
- noun: electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
BULBS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 U1 L1 B3 S1.
Anagrams of BULBS (2)
Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.
Words Made From The Letters In BULBS
8 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (4)
3 letter words (3)
2 letter words (1)
Longer Words Containing BULBS
BULBS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.