BURGEE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BURGEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BURGEE?
| 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 BURGEE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURGEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
burgeesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BURGEE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BURGEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 125,426.
What does BURGEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A small triangular or swallow-tailed flag flown by a yacht to show membership of a sailing club.
The flag is normally hoisted at the masthead, and its design carries the colours or emblem of the club to which the owner belongs. Flying one is a matter of etiquette among yachtsmen, and a visiting boat may be known at a glance by its burgee. In earlier times the word also named a pennant of merchant ships.
How BURGEE is used
Used in sailing and yachting contexts.
- A red and white burgee fluttered at the masthead.
- The club awarded him a silk burgee on his retirement.
- Each yacht lowered its burgee at sunset.
- You can tell the club by the burgee on the mast.
- He stitched a new burgee for the dinghy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BURGEE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BURGEE
1 longer words begin with BURGEE.
Shorter words from the letters in BURGEE
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Common questions about BURGEE
- Is BURGEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BURGEE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BURGEE worth?
- BURGEE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BURGEE mean?
- A small triangular or swallow-tailed flag flown by a yacht to show membership of a sailing club.
- What letters can be added to BURGEE?
- BURGEE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BURGEE:
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