BURK is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 10 points
Yes for Scrabble. BURK is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept BURK?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BURK is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BURK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BURK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 81,692.
What does BURK mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
A fool, in mild British abuse.
Burk is the polite spelling of a word whose origin is not polite at all: it began as rhyming slang and was cut down until the rude half disappeared, and most people who use it have no idea of that history. The result passes anywhere — calling somebody a burk is close to calling them an idiot.
How BURK is used
Countable: a burk, two burks. Also spelled berk, which is the commoner form.
- He felt a proper burk standing there in the rain.
- Some burk had left the gate open again.
- Calling him a burk was the mildest thing said all evening.
- Two burks in a van blocked the lane for an hour.
- The word burk is far ruder in origin than in use.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BURK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BURK
15 longer words begin with BURK.
Shorter words from the letters in BURK
Common questions about BURK
- Is BURK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BURK is not in it.
- How many points is BURK worth?
- BURK is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BURK mean?
- A fool, in mild British abuse.
- What letters can be added to BURK?
- BURK takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BURK:
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