BURGAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BURGAGE 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 BURGAGE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BURGAGE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURGAGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
burgagesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BURGAGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BURGAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does BURGAGE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicallegal
A medieval form of land tenure in a town, where property was held for a fixed rent or service.
Burgage tenure gave townspeople a plot, called a burgage, in exchange for rent rather than military duty. Many old English and Scottish towns still show the narrow strips of land that burgage created.
How BURGAGE is used
The word burgage is used in legal and local history.
- The house stood on an ancient burgage plot.
- Burgage rents were paid to the lord of the borough.
- Historians map the burgage lines of the old town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BURGAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BURGAGE
1 longer words begin with BURGAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in BURGAGE
Showing 40 of 95. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about BURGAGE
- Is BURGAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BURGAGE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BURGAGE worth?
- BURGAGE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BURGAGE mean?
- A medieval form of land tenure in a town, where property was held for a fixed rent or service.
- What letters can be added to BURGAGE?
- BURGAGE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BURGAGE:
Open BURGAGE in the Word Finder