trustbuster
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 11
Definition of trustbuster
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(US)A person or entity responsible for breaking up trusts or monopolies.
“America’s top trustbusters mean to make their policing presence felt. Lawyers, bankers and financiers now “recognise that there are cops on the beat…that we’re vigorously looking to protect the American public from illegal mergers,” says Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which enforces consumer-protection and competition laws.”
“Britain’s chief trustbuster is sitting in a meeting room at the CMA’s head office after a whirlwind morning of broadcast interviews about its latest intervention, this time in the market for baby milk formula.”
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Etymology
From trust + buster. Initially used with reference to the antitrust policies of Theodore Roosevelt.
Words you can make from trustbuster
173 playable · top: BURSTERS (10 pts)
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1 word8-letter words
4 words7-letter words
11 words6-letter words
28 words- BRUTER 8 pts
- BRUTES 8 pts
- BURETS 8 pts
- BURSES 8 pts
- BURSTS 8 pts
- BUSTER 8 pts
- BUTTER 8 pts
- BUTTES 8 pts
- BUTUTS 8 pts
- REBUTS 8 pts
- SUBERS 8 pts
- SUBSET 8 pts
- TUBERS 8 pts
- ESTRUS 6 pts
- RUSSET 6 pts
- STRUTS 6 pts
- STURTS 6 pts
- SUREST 6 pts
- SUTURE 6 pts
- TRUEST 6 pts
- TRUSTS 6 pts
- TURRET 6 pts
- TUSSER 6 pts
- TUSSUR 6 pts
- URUSES 6 pts
- USURER 6 pts
- UTERUS 6 pts
- UTTERS 6 pts
5-letter words
43 words- BESTS 7 pts
- BRUTE 7 pts
- BRUTS 7 pts
- BURET 7 pts
- BURRS 7 pts
- BURSE 7 pts
- BURST 7 pts
- BUSES 7 pts
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- BUTES 7 pts
- BUTTE 7 pts
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- BUTUT 7 pts
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- REBUT 7 pts
- RUBES 7 pts
- RUBUS 7 pts
- STUBS 7 pts
- SUBER 7 pts
- TUBER 7 pts
- TUBES 7 pts
- RESTS 5 pts
- RUERS 5 pts
- RUSES 5 pts
- RUSTS 5 pts
- SETTS 5 pts
- STETS 5 pts
- STRUT 5 pts
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- SUERS 5 pts
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- TRESS 5 pts
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- TRUER 5 pts
- TRUES 5 pts
- TRUSS 5 pts
- TRUST 5 pts
- TURRS 5 pts
- TUTUS 5 pts
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4-letter words
48 words- BEST 6 pts
- BETS 6 pts
- BRUT 6 pts
- BURR 6 pts
- BURS 6 pts
- BUSS 6 pts
- BUST 6 pts
- BUTE 6 pts
- BUTS 6 pts
- BUTT 6 pts
- REBS 6 pts
- RUBE 6 pts
- RUBS 6 pts
- STUB 6 pts
- SUBS 6 pts
- TUBE 6 pts
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- URBS 6 pts
- ERRS 4 pts
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- ESTS 4 pts
- REST 4 pts
- RETS 4 pts
- RUER 4 pts
- RUES 4 pts
- RUSE 4 pts
- RUST 4 pts
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- SERS 4 pts
- SETS 4 pts
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- SURE 4 pts
- TEST 4 pts
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- TRUE 4 pts
- TURR 4 pts
- TUTS 4 pts
- TUTU 4 pts
- URUS 4 pts
- USER 4 pts
- USES 4 pts
- UTES 4 pts
3-letter words
29 words2-letter words
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