BURFI is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BURFI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BURFI?
| 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 BURFI is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURFI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
burfisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BURFI scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BURFI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does BURFI mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
An Indian sweet made by boiling milk solids with sugar, often set into small flavoured squares.
Burfi, also spelled barfi, is a dense milk-based sweet popular across South Asia, made by reducing milk and sugar until thick and then cutting the set mixture into bite-sized pieces or diamonds. It is commonly spiced with cardamom, pistachio, coconut or other nuts and is a familiar treat at festivals and celebrations.
How BURFI is used
Common in Indian English food writing and menus; also spelled barfi.
- Her aunt made a tray of pistachio burfi for the wedding.
- The sweet shop sold coconut burfi wrapped in silver foil.
- Every Diwali the family shares a box of burfi with neighbours.
- He preferred the plain milk burfi over the fruit-flavoured kind.
- The recipe for burfi calls for slowly stirring milk over low heat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BURFI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BURFI
1 longer words begin with BURFI.
Shorter words from the letters in BURFI
Common questions about BURFI
- Is BURFI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BURFI, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BURFI worth?
- BURFI is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BURFI mean?
- An Indian sweet made by boiling milk solids with sugar, often set into small flavoured squares.
- What letters can be added to BURFI?
- BURFI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BURFI:
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