Is BURDENSOME a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BURDENSOME is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BURDENSOME mean?
- adjective
not easily borne; wearing
“the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + R (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + O (1) + M (3) + E (1) = 15 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 BURDENSOME
BURDENSOME 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 BURDENSOME
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- numbered13
- bemused12
- embrued12
- umbered12
- bounders11
- deboners11
- eudemons11
- modernes11
- rebounds11
- redbones11
- suborned11
- embrues11
- numbers11
- umbones11
- bermed11
- demobs11
- dumber11
- dumbos11
- embeds11
- numbed11
- bedsore10
- benders10
- bonders10
- bounder10
- burdens10
- burseed10
- deboner10
- debones10
- emerods10
- enrobed10
- eudemon10
- menders10
- menudos10
- moderne10
- moderns10
- mourned10
- rebound10
- redbone10
- remends10
- resumed10
- rodsmen10
- rosebud10
- sobered10
- unrobed10
- bemuse10
- bermes10
- bromes10
- brumes10
- busmen10
- embers10
- embrue10
- number10
- ombers10
- ombres10
- somber10
- sombre10
- umbers10
- demob10
- dumbo10
- dumbs10
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