Is BURDENS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BURDENS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BURDENS mean?
Burdens is a form of BURDEN.
- noun
an onerous or difficult concern
“the burden of responsibility”
- noun
weight to be borne or conveyed
- noun
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
- noun
the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + R (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 10 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 BURDENS
BURDENS 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 BURDENS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- burden9
- burned9
- deburs9
- redubs9
- sunbed9
- unbred9
- bends8
- bunds8
- burds8
- bused8
- debur8
- drubs8
- redub8
- nursed7
- sunder7
- brens7
- burns7
- burse7
- rebus7
- rubes7
- suber7
- beds7
- bedu7
- bend7
- bred7
- buds7
- bund7
- burd7
- debs7
- drub7
- dubs7
- druse6
- dunes6
- dures6
- durns6
- nerds6
- nuder6
- nudes6
- nurds6
- rends6
- under6
- bens6
- bren6
- buns6
- burn6
- burs6
- nebs6
- nubs6
- rebs6
- rube6
- rubs6
- snub6
- unbe6
- urbs6
- bed6
- bud6
- deb6
- dub6
- nurse5
- runes5
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