Is BURNISHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BURNISHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BURNISHED mean?
- adjective
made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow
“bright silver candlesticks”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + R (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 15 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 BURNISHED
BURNISHED 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 BURNISHED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- behinds13
- brushed13
- redbush13
- burnish12
- bushier12
- behind12
- bushed12
- burnside11
- sideburn11
- hinders11
- hurdies11
- nerdish11
- shrined11
- unhired11
- busher11
- hubris11
- beduins10
- binders10
- bruised10
- burdens10
- burdies10
- inbreds10
- rebinds10
- sunbird10
- hiders10
- hinder10
- rushed10
- shined10
- unshed10
- bruhs10
- brush10
- buhrs10
- herbs10
- shrub10
- burnies9
- suberin9
- beduin9
- biders9
- binder9
- brides9
- brined9
- burden9
- burdie9
- buried9
- burned9
- busied9
- debris9
- deburs9
- inbred9
- inrush9
- rebids9
- rebind9
- redubs9
- rubied9
- shiner9
- shrine9
- sunbed9
- unbred9
- deshi9
- herds9
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