Is BURDENED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BURDENED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BURDENED mean?
- adjective
bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities
“she always felt burdened by the load of paper work”
- adjective
bearing a physically heavy weight or load
“tree limbs burdened with ice”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + R (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 BURDENED
BURDENED 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 BURDENED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bedder10
- bended10
- budder10
- redbud10
- denuder9
- endured9
- bender9
- burden9
- burned9
- unbred9
- denude8
- dudeen8
- duende8
- durned8
- endued8
- redden8
- rended8
- brede8
- breed8
- debur8
- redub8
- endure7
- enured7
- dreed7
- dured7
- ended7
- reded7
- udder7
- bedu7
- bend7
- bred7
- bund7
- burd7
- drub7
- ender6
- endue6
- nuder6
- undee6
- under6
- been6
- beer6
- bene6
- bree6
- bren6
- burn6
- deed6
- dude6
- redd6
- rube6
- rudd6
- unbe6
- bed6
- bud6
- deb6
- dub6
- enure5
- deer5
- dene5
- dere5
- dree5
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