Bust

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:8 pts4 letters

Definition of Bust

Verb

To break.
"I busted my cooker while trying to fix it."
To arrest (someone or a group of people) for a crime.
"Aaron got busted by the feds for leaking confidential government documents on Reddit."
To catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.
To debunk, dispel (a belief).
"MythBusters"
An emphatic synonym of do or get.
"He busted huge air off that jump!"

Noun

The act of arresting someone for a crime, or raiding a suspected criminal operation.
"a narcotics bust"
A police raid or takedown of a criminal enterprise.
A failed enterprise; a bomb.
A refutation of an opening, or of a previously published analysis.
A disappointment.

Adjective

Without any money, broke, bankrupt.
"After months of financial problems, the company finally went bust."

Noun

A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders.
A woman's breasts; the circumference of her chest measured around the breasts.

Anagrams of Bust

Exact Anagrams

3 words using all 4 letters:

Words You Can Make

8 words can be made from the letters in "bust":

4-LETTER WORDS

3-LETTER WORDS

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+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "bust" and rearranging:

+aabuts tabus tsuba tubas

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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