BURGEON is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BURGEON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BURGEON?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BURGEON is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURGEON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
burgeonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BURGEON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BURGEON, 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 | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does BURGEON mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To begin to grow or increase rapidly, or to put out young shoots or buds.
To burgeon is to flourish quickly, whether a plant in spring or a town, a market or a population. In its older sense it speaks of buds opening, and that picture of fresh growth still colours the word today.
How BURGEON is used
Used in writing about plants and, figuratively, about fast-growing things such as cities or industries.
- The hedgerows burgeon with new leaves every April.
- Small businesses began to burgeon along the main road.
- Interest in the hobby continued to burgeon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BURGEON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BURGEON
3 longer words begin with BURGEON.
Shorter words from the letters in BURGEON
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Common questions about BURGEON
- Is BURGEON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BURGEON, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BURGEON worth?
- BURGEON is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BURGEON mean?
- To begin to grow or increase rapidly, or to put out young shoots or buds.
- What letters can be added to BURGEON?
- BURGEON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BURGEON:
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