BURSATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BURSATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BURSATE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BURSATE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURSATE
No single letter turns BURSATE into another word.
How BURSATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BURSATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What stands out about BURSATE
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BURSATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to a bursa, the small fluid-filled sac that cushions joints and tendons.
Bursate is a rare anatomical term, met almost only in older medical texts. It describes tissue or swelling that belongs to such a sac rather than to the joint itself.
How BURSATE is used
Restricted to technical anatomy; most writers choose the plainer word bursal instead.
- The surgeon described a bursate swelling near the elbow.
- Old textbooks list bursate tissue among the joint structures.
- Inflammation of the bursate lining can cause sharp pain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BURSATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BURSATE
The 7 tiles of BURSATE in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BURSATE
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Common questions about BURSATE
- Is BURSATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BURSATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BURSATE worth?
- BURSATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BURSATE mean?
- Relating to a bursa, the small fluid-filled sac that cushions joints and tendons.
- What letters can be added to BURSATE?
- No single letter can be added to BURSATE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BURSATE:
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