Is BURNINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BURNINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BURNINGS mean?
Burnings is a form of BURNING.
- noun
the act of burning something
“the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance”
- noun
pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
- noun
a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
- noun
execution by electricity
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + R (1) + N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 11 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 BURNINGS
BURNINGS 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 BURNINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- burning10
- subring10
- brings9
- busing9
- nursing8
- bruins8
- burins8
- brigs8
- bring8
- brung8
- bungs8
- burgs8
- grubs8
- unrigs7
- brins7
- bruin7
- bunns7
- burin7
- burns7
- bigs7
- bing7
- brig7
- bugs7
- bung7
- burg7
- gibs7
- grub7
- inruns6
- inurns6
- girns6
- grins6
- rings6
- ruing6
- rungs6
- suing6
- unrig6
- using6
- bins6
- brin6
- bris6
- bunn6
- buns6
- burn6
- burs6
- nibs6
- nubs6
- ribs6
- rubs6
- snib6
- snub6
- urbs6
- big6
- bug6
- gib6
- inrun5
- inurn5
- ruins5
- gins5
- girn5
- gnus5
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