BURGRAVE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BURGRAVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BURGRAVE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BURGRAVE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURGRAVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
burgravesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BURGRAVE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BURGRAVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BURGRAVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BURGRAVE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A medieval German nobleman who governed a town or castle on behalf of an overlord.
The burgrave held real military power over his fortress and its surroundings, and in some families the office passed from father to son. Historians use the term for the Holy Roman Empire in particular.
How BURGRAVE is used
Historical term, found in books on medieval Germany.
- The burgrave commanded the garrison of the castle.
- A burgrave of Nuremberg later became a prince.
- Each burgrave answered to the emperor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BURGRAVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BURGRAVE
1 longer words begin with BURGRAVE.
Shorter words from the letters in BURGRAVE
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Common questions about BURGRAVE
- Is BURGRAVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BURGRAVE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BURGRAVE worth?
- BURGRAVE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BURGRAVE mean?
- A medieval German nobleman who governed a town or castle on behalf of an overlord.
- What letters can be added to BURGRAVE?
- BURGRAVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BURGRAVE:
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