BOURGEON is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BOURGEON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOURGEON?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOURGEON is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOURGEON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bourgeonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOURGEON scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BOURGEON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOURGEON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BOURGEON mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To sprout buds, or to grow and flourish rapidly.
Bourgeon is the older spelling of burgeon. Trees bourgeon in spring, and businesses or movements bourgeon when they grow fast.
How BOURGEON is used
Literary and less common than the spelling burgeon.
- The orchard began to bourgeon in April.
- Trade seemed to bourgeon overnight.
- Ideas bourgeon in a curious mind.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOURGEON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOURGEON
3 longer words begin with BOURGEON.
Shorter words from the letters in BOURGEON
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Common questions about BOURGEON
- Is BOURGEON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOURGEON, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOURGEON worth?
- BOURGEON is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOURGEON mean?
- To sprout buds, or to grow and flourish rapidly.
- What letters can be added to BOURGEON?
- BOURGEON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BOURGEON:
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