BURDOCK is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BURDOCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BURDOCK?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BURDOCK is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURDOCK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
burdocksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BURDOCK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BURDOCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,211 thousand.
What does BURDOCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tall weedy plant with large leaves and round prickly flower heads that cling to clothing and fur.
Anyone who has walked through a field in late summer knows the burdock for its sticky burrs, which are said to have inspired the invention of hook-and-loop fasteners. Its long root is eaten as a vegetable in some countries and used in herbal drinks.
How BURDOCK is used
The word burdock appears in gardening, foraging and folk-medicine writing, usually for the plant or its root.
- The dog came home with burdock burrs tangled in its tail.
- Burdock grows tall along ditches and the edges of fields.
- In Japan the burdock root is cooked in soups and stir-fries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BURDOCK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BURDOCK
1 longer words begin with BURDOCK.
Shorter words from the letters in BURDOCK
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Common questions about BURDOCK
- Is BURDOCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BURDOCK, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BURDOCK worth?
- BURDOCK is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BURDOCK mean?
- A tall weedy plant with large leaves and round prickly flower heads that cling to clothing and fur.
- What letters can be added to BURDOCK?
- BURDOCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BURDOCK:
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