BURGLARY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BURGLARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BURGLARY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BURGLARY is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURGLARY
No single letter turns BURGLARY into another word.
How BURGLARY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BURGLARY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BURGLARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BURGLARY mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
The crime of unlawfully entering a building in order to steal or commit another offence.
Burglary differs from simple theft because the unlawful entry is part of the offence. Insurance policies, police reports and news bulletins all treat a burglary as a serious property crime.
How BURGLARY is used
A legal and everyday word for break-ins.
- The burglary happened while the family was on holiday.
- Police are investigating a burglary on Mill Street.
- Better locks can reduce the risk of burglary.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BURGLARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BURGLARY
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Common questions about BURGLARY
- Is BURGLARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BURGLARY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BURGLARY worth?
- BURGLARY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BURGLARY mean?
- The crime of unlawfully entering a building in order to steal or commit another offence.
- What letters can be added to BURGLARY?
- No single letter can be added to BURGLARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BURGLARY:
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