Skip to content
WWordFinderPro

Is BURIES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BURIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BURIES mean?

Buries is a form of BURY.

  1. verb

    cover from sight

    “Afghani women buried under their burkas”

  2. verb

    place in a grave or tomb

    “Stalin was buried behind the Kremlin wall on Red Square”

  3. verb

    place in the earth and cover with soil

    “They buried the stolen goods”

  4. verb

    enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

    “The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

8

Scrabble

10

Words With Friends

6

Letters

B (3) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 8 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 BURIES

BURIES 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.

Anagrams of BURIES

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from BURIES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

Study BURIES and related words

Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.