BURINISTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. BURINISTS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BURINISTS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BURINISTS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURINISTS
No single letter turns BURINISTS into another word.
How BURINISTS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BURINISTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BURINISTS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BURINISTS mean in Scrabble?
BURINISTS is a form of BURINIST (its plural or a verb form).
Shorter words from the letters in BURINISTS
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Common questions about BURINISTS
- Is BURINISTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BURINISTS is not in it.
- How many points is BURINISTS worth?
- BURINISTS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BURINISTS?
- No single letter can be added to BURINISTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BURINISTS:
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