Is BURGESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BURGESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BURGESS mean?
- noun
English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)
- noun
a citizen of an English borough
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + R (1) + G (2) + E (1) + S (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 BURGESS
BURGESS 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 BURGESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- burses8
- subers8
- bergs8
- burgs8
- grubs8
- surges7
- burse7
- buses7
- rebus7
- rubes7
- suber7
- begs7
- berg7
- bugs7
- burg7
- grub7
- grues6
- guess6
- surge6
- urges6
- burs6
- buss6
- rebs6
- rube6
- rubs6
- subs6
- urbs6
- beg6
- bug6
- ruses5
- suers5
- users5
- ergs5
- grue5
- regs5
- rugs5
- segs5
- urge5
- bes5
- bur5
- bus5
- reb5
- rub5
- sub5
- urb5
- rues4
- ruse4
- sers4
- suer4
- sues4
- sure4
- user4
- uses4
- erg4
- reg4
- rug4
- seg4
- be4
- ers3
- ess3
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