UNBURDEN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. UNBURDEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept UNBURDEN?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UNBURDEN is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UNBURDEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
unburdensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UNBURDEN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in UNBURDEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UNBURDEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does UNBURDEN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To relieve someone of a load or a worry.
People unburden themselves by confiding in a friend, which lifts a weight from the mind. The verb also covers literally taking a heavy load off a person or animal. A reflexive form is the most common.
How UNBURDEN is used
Often reflexive, as in unburden oneself to someone.
- He needed to unburden himself to a close friend.
- The porter helped to unburden the weary mule.
- She wrote a letter to unburden her conscience.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of UNBURDEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of UNBURDEN
The 8 tiles of UNBURDEN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with UNBURDEN
3 longer words begin with UNBURDEN.
Shorter words from the letters in UNBURDEN
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Common questions about UNBURDEN
- Is UNBURDEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts UNBURDEN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is UNBURDEN worth?
- UNBURDEN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does UNBURDEN mean?
- To relieve someone of a load or a worry.
- What letters can be added to UNBURDEN?
- UNBURDEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of UNBURDEN:
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