BURGLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BURGLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BURGLE?
| 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 BURGLE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURGLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BURGLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BURGLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What stands out about BURGLE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BURGLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To break into a building and steal from it.
The verb came into English as a back-formation from burglar, which makes it a comparatively young word. In British usage it is the usual way to speak of a house being broken into, while American writers often prefer to say that a home was burglarized. The victim of the crime is the object, as in burgle a flat, and the act itself is called a burglary.
How BURGLE is used
Chiefly British; American English more often uses burglarize.
- Someone tried to burgle the corner shop last night.
- They burgle empty flats while the owners are on holiday.
- He was caught as he tried to burgle the vicarage.
- The thieves came back to burgle the same house twice.
- Police warned that people burgle homes more often in winter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BURGLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BURGLE
The 6 tiles of BURGLE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BURGLE
2 longer words begin with BURGLE.
Shorter words from the letters in BURGLE
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Common questions about BURGLE
- Is BURGLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BURGLE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BURGLE worth?
- BURGLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BURGLE mean?
- To break into a building and steal from it.
- What letters can be added to BURGLE?
- BURGLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BURGLE:
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