BURNOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BURNOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BURNOUS?
| 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 BURNOUS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURNOUS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
burnouseChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BURNOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BURNOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does BURNOUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long loose cloak with an attached hood, traditionally woven of wool and worn in North Africa and Arabia.
The burnous is cut so that cloak and hood are a single garment, which keeps off both sun and desert cold. European fashion later borrowed the shape for women's evening wraps.
How BURNOUS is used
Appears in travel writing, history and costume description rather than in everyday speech.
- The guide pulled his burnous over his head against the wind.
- A white burnous hung from the peg beside the tent door.
- She wore a velvet burnous over her ball gown.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BURNOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BURNOUS
3 longer words begin with BURNOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in BURNOUS
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Common questions about BURNOUS
- Is BURNOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BURNOUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BURNOUS worth?
- BURNOUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BURNOUS mean?
- A long loose cloak with an attached hood, traditionally woven of wool and worn in North Africa and Arabia.
- What letters can be added to BURNOUS?
- BURNOUS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BURNOUS:
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