Tubes

/tjuːbz/

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

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts5 letters

Definition of Tubes

noun

Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape.
An approximately cylindrical container, usually with a crimped end and a screw top, used to contain and dispense semiliquid substances.
"A tube of toothpaste."
(often capitalized as Tube) The London Underground railway system, originally referred to the lower level lines that ran in tubular tunnels as opposed to the higher ones which ran in rectangular section tunnels. (Often the tube.)
"I took the tube to Waterloo and walked the rest of the way."
A tin can containing beer.
A wave which pitches forward when breaking, creating a hollow space inside.

verb

To supply with, or enclose in, a tube.
"She tubes lipstick in the cosmetics factory."
To ride an inner tube.
"They tubed down the Colorado River."
To intubate.
"The patient was tubed."

Anagrams of Tubes

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 5 letters:

Words You Can Make

22 words can be made from the letters in "tubes":

5-LETTER WORDS

4-LETTER WORDS

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3-LETTER WORDS

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+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+dbestud busted debuts

+lbluest bluets bustle butles sublet

+obuteos obtuse

+rbrutes burets buster rebuts tubers

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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Rhyming Words

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