BURSE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BURSE 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 BURSE?
| 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 BURSE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bursesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BURSE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BURSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What stands out about BURSE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 BURSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A flat, stiff case, often covered in decorated cloth, used to hold the folded altar cloth called a corporal during a Christian communion service.
A burse keeps the corporal clean and protected while it is carried to and from the altar, and it is often matched in color to the vestments used for the season. The same word also has an older sense meaning simply a purse or pouch of money, and it once named a fund set up to support poor scholars, a use still echoed in the modern word bursary.
How BURSE is used
Mainly a term from Christian liturgical practice, encountered in descriptions of the objects used during communion.
- The priest carried the burse to the altar before the service began.
- A white burse matched the vestments worn during the feast.
- Inside the burse lay the neatly folded corporal.
- The sacristan kept several burses for different liturgical colors.
- An old burse embroidered with gold thread was displayed in the cathedral museum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BURSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BURSE
The 5 tiles of BURSE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with BURSE
5 longer words begin with BURSE.
Words ending in BURSE
4 words end in BURSE. Useful as a back hook: play BURSE onto a word already on the board.
Words with BURSE inside
16 words contain BURSE in the middle. Words that start with BURSE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BURSE
Common questions about BURSE
- Is BURSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BURSE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BURSE worth?
- BURSE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BURSE mean?
- A flat, stiff case, often covered in decorated cloth, used to hold the folded altar cloth called a corporal during a Christian communion service.
- What letters can be added to BURSE?
- BURSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BURSE:
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