BURA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BURA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BURA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BURA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BURA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BURA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does BURA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A violent, cold northerly wind that blows across parts of Siberia, central Asia and the Adriatic coast.
The bura is a specific named wind, close to the one more widely known in English as the bora, that sweeps down from higher, colder ground and can reach damaging speeds within a short time. Meteorologists and geographers use the word for this particular local weather phenomenon rather than for cold wind in general.
How BURA is used
A specialized geographic and meteorological term, spelled more than one way in English sources.
- Ships in the harbor were warned about the coming bura.
- The bura can drop temperatures sharply within an hour.
- Local sailors know to stay ashore when the bura begins to blow.
- The bura swept dust and snow across the exposed plain.
- Historical records describe a bura that damaged the coastal town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BURA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BURA
The 4 tiles of BURA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BURA
3 longer words begin with BURA.
Words ending in BURA
1 words end in BURA. Useful as a back hook: play BURA onto a word already on the board.
Words with BURA inside
11 words contain BURA in the middle. Words that start with BURA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BURA
Common questions about BURA
- Is BURA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BURA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BURA worth?
- BURA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BURA mean?
- A violent, cold northerly wind that blows across parts of Siberia, central Asia and the Adriatic coast.
- What letters can be added to BURA?
- BURA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BURA:
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