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Is BUREAUCRACY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BUREAUCRACY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BUREAUCRACY mean?

  1. noun

    nonelective government officials

  2. noun

    a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials

  3. noun

    any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

20

Scrabble

24

Words With Friends

11

Letters

B (3) + U (1) + R (1) + E (1) + A (1) + U (1) + C (3) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + Y (4) = 20 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 BUREAUCRACY

BUREAUCRACY 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 BUREAUCRACY

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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