BURRO is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BURRO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BURRO?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BURRO is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURRO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BURRO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BURRO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 78,425.
What does BURRO mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A small donkey, especially one used to carry packs or loads in mountainous or desert country.
A burro is prized for being sure footed and able to carry heavy loads over rough ground where wheeled vehicles cannot easily travel. The word comes from Spanish and is used mainly in the southwestern United States, Mexico, and other Spanish speaking regions, often in connection with mining, ranching, or wilderness travel.
How BURRO is used
Common in the southwestern United States and other Spanish speaking regions, especially in older mining and ranching contexts.
- The prospector loaded his burro with tools and supplies.
- A line of burros carried gear up the narrow mountain trail.
- Wild burros still roam parts of the desert southwest.
- The old miner talked to his burro as if it understood every word.
- Tourists could rent a burro for the ride down into the canyon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BURRO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BURRO
9 longer words begin with BURRO.
Words with BURRO inside
4 words contain BURRO in the middle. Words that start with BURRO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BURRO
Common questions about BURRO
- Is BURRO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BURRO, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BURRO worth?
- BURRO is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BURRO mean?
- A small donkey, especially one used to carry packs or loads in mountainous or desert country.
- What letters can be added to BURRO?
- BURRO takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BURRO:
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