BURP is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BURP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BURP?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BURP is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
burpsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BURP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BURP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does BURP mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To expel air noisily from the stomach.
Burp is imitative and American, from the 1930s, and it displaced a much older English word that now sounds formal. Its transitive use about winding a baby came almost at once.
How BURP is used
Burped, burps. Also a noun. Informal.
- They burped the baby and put her down again.
- The word burp is American and from the 1930s.
- A burp at the wrong moment ended the recording.
- Burp displaced an older word that now sounds formal.
- Two burps and the bottle was finished.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BURP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BURP
5 longer words begin with BURP.
Shorter words from the letters in BURP
Common questions about BURP
- Is BURP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BURP, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BURP worth?
- BURP is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BURP mean?
- To expel air noisily from the stomach.
- What letters can be added to BURP?
- BURP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BURP:
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