POLITBURO is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. POLITBURO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POLITBURO?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POLITBURO is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLITBURO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
politburosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLITBURO scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in POLITBURO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLITBURO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POLITBURO mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The small inner committee that makes the main policy decisions in a communist party or state.
The politburo was best known as the real centre of power in the Soviet Union, standing above the government itself. The term is now often used loosely for any secretive ruling circle.
How POLITBURO is used
Found in political history and news writing, usually in connection with communist regimes.
- The politburo met behind closed doors to settle the new five-year plan.
- Only a handful of men sat on the politburo at that time.
- Analysts guessed at the divisions within the politburo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLITBURO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POLITBURO
1 longer words begin with POLITBURO.
Shorter words from the letters in POLITBURO
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Common questions about POLITBURO
- Is POLITBURO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLITBURO, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLITBURO worth?
- POLITBURO is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLITBURO mean?
- The small inner committee that makes the main policy decisions in a communist party or state.
- What letters can be added to POLITBURO?
- POLITBURO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POLITBURO:
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