BURSARY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BURSARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BURSARY?
| 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 BURSARY is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURSARY
No single letter turns BURSARY into another word.
How BURSARY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BURSARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,853 thousand.
What does BURSARY mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A grant of money given to a student to help pay for study.
In Britain, Ireland and Scotland a bursary supports pupils or students who could not otherwise afford their studies. The word also names the treasurer's office in a college, though that sense is now less common.
How BURSARY is used
Bursary is common in British usage, where Americans would usually say scholarship or grant.
- She won a bursary to study music at the university.
- The school offers a bursary to families in need.
- Fees were paid with the help of a charity bursary.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BURSARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BURSARY
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Common questions about BURSARY
- Is BURSARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BURSARY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BURSARY worth?
- BURSARY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BURSARY mean?
- A grant of money given to a student to help pay for study.
- What letters can be added to BURSARY?
- No single letter can be added to BURSARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BURSARY:
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