Is BOURGEONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BOURGEONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BOURGEONS mean?
Bourgeons is a form of BOURGEON.
- verb
produce buds, branches, or germinate
“the potatoes sprouted”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + G (2) + E (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BOURGEONS
BOURGEONS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BOURGEONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bourgeon11
- burgeons11
- burnoose10
- bongoes10
- boogers10
- brogues10
- burgeon10
- burgoos10
- goobers10
- bournes9
- unrobes9
- unsober9
- bongos9
- booger9
- bourgs9
- brogue9
- burgoo9
- goboes9
- goober9
- orgones8
- orogens8
- surgeon8
- boners8
- booner8
- borons8
- bourne8
- bourns8
- bourse8
- suborn8
- unrobe8
- begun8
- bergs8
- bogus8
- bongo8
- bongs8
- bourg8
- brung8
- bungs8
- burgs8
- gobos8
- grubs8
- onerous7
- erugos7
- genros7
- goners7
- grouse7
- orgone7
- orogen7
- rogues7
- rouges7
- rugose7
- boner7
- bones7
- bonus7
- boons7
- boors7
- bores7
- borne7
- boron7
- boson7
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