BURNISHMENT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. BURNISHMENT is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BURNISHMENT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BURNISHMENT is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURNISHMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
burnishmentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BURNISHMENT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BURNISHMENT, 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 | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BURNISHMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BURNISHMENT
1 longer words begin with BURNISHMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in BURNISHMENT
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Common questions about BURNISHMENT
- Is BURNISHMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BURNISHMENT is not in it.
- How many points is BURNISHMENT worth?
- BURNISHMENT is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BURNISHMENT?
- BURNISHMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BURNISHMENT:
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