BURGLAR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BURGLAR 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 BURGLAR?
| 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 BURGLAR is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURGLAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BURGLAR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BURGLAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,235 thousand.
What does BURGLAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who breaks into a building in order to steal.
A burglar differs from a pickpocket or a robber by the setting: the crime happens inside someone's house, shop or office. Homes often have an alarm meant to scare off any burglar before much is taken.
How BURGLAR is used
Used in news, law and everyday talk about break-ins and theft.
- The burglar climbed in through an open window.
- Police caught the burglar a few streets away.
- A loud dog is a good deterrent against any burglar.
- The family woke to find that a burglar had been through the kitchen.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BURGLAR and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BURGLAR
16 longer words begin with BURGLAR.
Shorter words from the letters in BURGLAR
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Common questions about BURGLAR
- Is BURGLAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BURGLAR, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BURGLAR worth?
- BURGLAR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BURGLAR mean?
- A person who breaks into a building in order to steal.
- What letters can be added to BURGLAR?
- BURGLAR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BURGLAR:
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