BURROW is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BURROW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BURROW?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BURROW is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURROW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
burrowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BURROW scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BURROW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 620,861.
What does BURROW mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hole or tunnel dug in the ground by an animal, such as a rabbit or a badger, as a shelter or home.
A burrow can be a single hole or a whole system of tunnels and rooms with several entrances, as in a rabbit warren or a fox den. Animals use burrows to sleep, raise young and escape predators and weather. The word is also a verb for digging in this manner, and it is used loosely for any snug hiding place that a person creates for themselves, such as a nest of blankets.
How BURROW is used
Common in nature writing; also figurative for a hiding place.
- The fox disappeared into its burrow under the roots.
- A rabbit burrow runs beneath the whole field.
- Wombats dig a deep burrow with a long entrance tunnel.
- The children built a burrow out of cushions in the living room.
- Heavy rain flooded the burrow and drove the family out.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BURROW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BURROW
7 longer words begin with BURROW.
Shorter words from the letters in BURROW
Common questions about BURROW
- Is BURROW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BURROW, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BURROW worth?
- BURROW is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BURROW mean?
- A hole or tunnel dug in the ground by an animal, such as a rabbit or a badger, as a shelter or home.
- What letters can be added to BURROW?
- BURROW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BURROW:
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