BURSTONE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BURSTONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BURSTONE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BURSTONE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BURSTONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
burstonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BURSTONE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BURSTONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BURSTONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BURSTONE
- All 8 letters of BURSTONE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BURSTONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hard, cellular siliceous rock used to make millstones.
Millers prized burstone because its rough, sharp surface kept grinding grain without needing to be dressed too often. Quarries in France supplied much of the best stone used in old mills.
How BURSTONE is used
A term from milling and the stone trade.
- The old mill had a pair of wheels cut from burstone.
- Burstone was shipped across the sea to grind flour.
- He ran his thumb over the pitted surface of the burstone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BURSTONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BURSTONE
The 8 tiles of BURSTONE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BURSTONE
1 longer words begin with BURSTONE.
Shorter words from the letters in BURSTONE
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Common questions about BURSTONE
- Is BURSTONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BURSTONE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BURSTONE worth?
- BURSTONE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BURSTONE mean?
- A hard, cellular siliceous rock used to make millstones.
- What letters can be added to BURSTONE?
- BURSTONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BURSTONE:
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