BURKITE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BURKITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BURKITE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BURKITE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURKITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
burkitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BURKITE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BURKITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does BURKITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rarehistorical
A murderer who kills by smothering the victim so that little sign of violence remains.
The term recalls the infamous nineteenth-century killers who sold bodies to anatomists. A burkite is therefore a cold, calculating criminal, not a casual wrongdoer.
How BURKITE is used
Burkite is a rare, grim word from older crime writing.
- The old newspapers called him a burkite.
- No burkite could be allowed to roam the streets.
- The story told of a burkite hiding in the city.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BURKITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BURKITE
1 longer words begin with BURKITE.
Shorter words from the letters in BURKITE
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Common questions about BURKITE
- Is BURKITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BURKITE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BURKITE worth?
- BURKITE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BURKITE mean?
- A murderer who kills by smothering the victim so that little sign of violence remains.
- What letters can be added to BURKITE?
- BURKITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BURKITE:
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