Is BURGESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BURGESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BURGESSES mean?
Burgesses is a form of BURGESS.
- noun
English writer of satirical novels (1917-1993)
- noun
a citizen of an English borough
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + R (1) + G (2) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 BURGESSES
BURGESSES 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 BURGESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- subseres10
- burgees10
- burgess10
- guessers9
- rebuses9
- subsere9
- burgee9
- grebes9
- guesser8
- guesses8
- burses8
- busses8
- subers8
- bergs8
- burgs8
- grebe8
- grubs8
- egress7
- segues7
- serges7
- surges7
- beers7
- beses7
- brees7
- burse7
- buses7
- rebus7
- rubes7
- suber7
- begs7
- berg7
- bugs7
- burg7
- grub7
- reuses6
- egers6
- grees6
- grues6
- guess6
- reges6
- segue6
- serge6
- surge6
- urges6
- beer6
- bees6
- bree6
- burs6
- buss6
- rebs6
- rube6
- rubs6
- subs6
- urbs6
- beg6
- bug6
- erses5
- esses5
- reses5
- reuse5
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