BURL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BURL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BURL?
| 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 BURL is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BURL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BURL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does BURL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A rounded, knotty outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree, often cut and used for decorative woodwork.
A burl forms when a tree is stressed by injury, fungus or insects and reacts by producing a dense, swirling mass of grain instead of growing normally outward. Woodworkers prize this wood because slicing a burl reveals a richly patterned veneer used in furniture and decorative objects.
How BURL is used
Common in woodworking and furniture-making contexts; less familiar in everyday speech.
- The table top was cut from a single large burl.
- A burl on the old oak made the trunk bulge outward.
- Craftsmen sliced the burl into thin sheets of veneer.
- The bowl's swirling grain came from a walnut burl.
- She admired the polished burl on the antique cabinet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BURL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BURL
The 4 tiles of BURL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BURL
Showing 24 of 33 words that begin with BURL.
Shorter words from the letters in BURL
Common questions about BURL
- Is BURL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BURL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BURL worth?
- BURL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BURL mean?
- A rounded, knotty outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree, often cut and used for decorative woodwork.
- What letters can be added to BURL?
- BURL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BURL:
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