Rubbish

/ˈɹʌbɪʃ/

Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:16 pts7 letters
Definition of Rubbish

noun

  1. Refuse, waste, garbage, junk, trash.

    "The rubbish is collected every Thursday in Gloucester, but on Wednesdays in Cheltenham."

  2. (by extension) An item, or items, of low quality.

    "Much of what they sell is rubbish."

  3. (by extension) Nonsense.

    "Everything the teacher said during that lesson was rubbish. How can she possibly think that a bass viol and a cello are the same thing?"

  4. Debris or ruins of buildings.

adjective

  1. Exceedingly bad; awful.

    "This has been a rubbish day, and it’s about to get worse: my mother-in-law is coming to stay."

interjection

  1. Used to express that something is exceedingly bad, awful, or terrible.

    "The one day I actually practice my violin, the teacher cancels the lesson. Aw, rubbish! Though at least this means you have time to play football."

  2. Used to express that what was recently said is nonsense or untrue; balderdash!, nonsense!

    "Rubbish! I did nothing of the sort!"

Anagrams of Rubbish

No exact anagrams found for "rubbish". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Rubbish"

Rubbish is a 7-letter word that scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Rubbish" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "rubbish" is a medium-scoring word.