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Is BURR a Scrabble Word?

Yes, BURR is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a noun and a verb, most often meaning “seed vessel having hooks or prickles”.

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Is BURR a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. BURR is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends.

Checked against this site’s open English word list. Tournament play uses the official NWL or Collins lists, which can differ on rare words and inflections.

Letters
4
Scrabble
6 pts
Words With Friends
8 pts
Anagrams
0
Familiarity
99th percentile

BURR meaning and definition

BURR has 4 common senses and works as a noun and a verb. The most common meaning is listed first.

BURR as a noun

  1. Seed vessel having hooks or prickles.
  2. Rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting.
  3. United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836).

BURR as a verb

  1. Remove the burrs from.

BURR Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

BURR scores 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is B, worth 3 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
B34
U12
R11
R11
Total68

BURR on premium squares

On a double word square BURR scores 12 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 18. Putting B on a triple letter square instead adds 6 points. Its face value is low, so placement matters more than the tiles: land it across a word square to make it pay. At 4 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Anagrams of BURR

No other word uses exactly the letters in BURR.

Unscramble BURR: 6 words from its letters

The letters B, U, R, R make 6 shorter words, up to 3 letters long. Most common first.

  • rub5
  • bur5
  • ur2
  • brr5
  • bru5
  • urb5

Words like BURR

One-letter changes to BURR, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

Change one letter in BURR

  • burn6
  • bury9
  • birr6
  • burl6
  • purr6
  • burp8
  • bura6
  • burg7
  • burk10
  • buhr9
  • burb8
  • burd7
  • burs6
  • curr6
  • durr5
  • furr7
  • murr6
  • nurr4

Add one letter to BURR

  • burro7
  • burry10
  • burrs7

Remove one letter from BURR

  • bur5
  • brr5

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BURR word facts

BURR is a 4-letter word with 3 distinct letters: 1 vowel (U) and 3 consonants, with R repeated. It starts with B and ends with R. By corpus frequency, BURR is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters B, U, R, R on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 4 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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BURR Scrabble word FAQ

Is BURR a Scrabble word?

Yes. BURR is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does BURR mean?

BURR is used as a noun and a verb. Its most common meaning is “seed vessel having hooks or prickles”.

How many points is BURR worth in Scrabble?

BURR is worth 6 points in Scrabble: B (3) + U (1) + R (1) + R (1). On a double word square it scores 12, and on a triple word square 18.

How many points is BURR in Words With Friends?

BURR is worth 8 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

Does BURR have any anagrams?

No. No other word uses exactly the letters in BURR, but 6 shorter words can be made from them.

What words can you make from the letters in BURR?

You can make 6 shorter words from the letters in BURR, including RUB, BUR, UR and BRR.

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