BURGOO is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BURGOO 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 BURGOO?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BURGOO is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURGOO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
burgoosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BURGOO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BURGOO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 295,648.
What does BURGOO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thick stew or porridge, such as the meat and vegetable stew of the American South.
Sailors once used burgoo for a plain oatmeal porridge eaten at sea. In Kentucky and neighbouring states it came to mean a slow-cooked stew of mixed meats and vegetables, made in huge iron pots for church picnics, political rallies and fairs. The recipe has no fixed form, and cooks guard their versions with pride.
How BURGOO is used
The stew sense is regional American; the porridge sense is old nautical slang.
- The church served burgoo at its summer picnic.
- A pot of burgoo bubbled over the fire all night.
- He ate a bowl of burgoo before the long watch.
- Every cook claims the best burgoo in the county.
- The festival is known for its Kentucky burgoo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BURGOO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BURGOO
1 longer words begin with BURGOO.
Shorter words from the letters in BURGOO
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Common questions about BURGOO
- Is BURGOO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BURGOO, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BURGOO worth?
- BURGOO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BURGOO mean?
- A thick stew or porridge, such as the meat and vegetable stew of the American South.
- What letters can be added to BURGOO?
- BURGOO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BURGOO:
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