BURN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BURN 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 BURN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BURN is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BURN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BURN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does BURN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To be consumed by fire, or to destroy something by setting it alight.
When wood, paper or fuel burns, it combines with oxygen and releases heat and light as it is gradually destroyed; the same word covers both the natural process, as when a candle burns, and the deliberate act of setting something alight. It is also used figuratively for skin damaged by the sun and for calories used up by the body.
How BURN is used
A very common, everyday verb used literally and in many figurative expressions.
- The campfire continued to burn through the night.
- She let the toast burn while answering the phone.
- Dry leaves burn quickly once they catch fire.
- His skin began to burn after hours in the sun.
- The candle will burn for about six hours.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BURN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BURN
Showing 24 of 43 words that begin with BURN.
Words ending in BURN
13 words end in BURN. Useful as a back hook: play BURN onto a word already on the board.
Words with BURN inside
Showing 24 of 64 words that contain BURN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BURN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BURN
Common questions about BURN
- Is BURN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BURN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BURN worth?
- BURN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BURN mean?
- To be consumed by fire, or to destroy something by setting it alight.
- What letters can be added to BURN?
- BURN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BURN:
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