BURNISHING is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BURNISHING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
b3u1r1n1i1s1h4i1n1g2
PlayableBURNISHING · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept BURNISHING?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.1%
Our own measure of how useful BURNISHING is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURNISHING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
burnishingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BURNISHING scores
Scrabble b3u1r1n1i1s1h4i1n1g2 16
Words with Friends b4u2r1n2i1s1h3i1n2g3 20
Face value of the 10 tiles in BURNISHING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BURNISHING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BURNISHING
1 longer words begin with BURNISHING.
Shorter words from the letters in BURNISHING
inrushing13 brushing14 shrining12 bruising11 burnings11 inbrings11 insuring9 ruinings9 bushing13 brinish12 burnish12 hirings11 rushing11 shining11 shiring11 birsing10 brining10 burning10 inbring10 subring10 inuring8 nursing8 rinsing8 ruining8 urining8 urnings8 brughs12 burghs12 hubris11 hiring10 brings9 busing9 inrush9 bruins8 burins8 rubins8 rising7 ruings7 sining7 siring7
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Common questions about BURNISHING
- Is BURNISHING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BURNISHING, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BURNISHING worth?
- BURNISHING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BURNISHING?
- BURNISHING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BURNISHING:
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