BURNISH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BURNISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BURNISH?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BURNISH is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURNISH
No single letter turns BURNISH into another word.
How BURNISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BURNISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does BURNISH mean in Scrabble?
verb
To polish something, especially metal, by rubbing it until it is smooth and shiny.
To burnish is to bring out a surface's shine through steady friction, as a craftsman does with silver or leather. The word also carries over to reputations, which people try to burnish by good deeds or public praise.
How BURNISH is used
Burnish is used for polishing and, figuratively, for improving an image.
- He used a soft cloth to burnish the brass handle.
- The sunset seemed to burnish the hills with gold.
- The company hoped the donation would burnish its image.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BURNISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BURNISH
9 longer words begin with BURNISH.
Shorter words from the letters in BURNISH
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Common questions about BURNISH
- Is BURNISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BURNISH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BURNISH worth?
- BURNISH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BURNISH mean?
- To polish something, especially metal, by rubbing it until it is smooth and shiny.
- What letters can be added to BURNISH?
- No single letter can be added to BURNISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BURNISH:
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