Is BURNISHINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BURNISHINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + R (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 17 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.
Definition
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See the definition of BurnishingsHooks for BURNISHINGS
BURNISHINGS 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 BURNISHINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- burnishing16
- inrushings14
- brushing14
- bushings14
- inrushing13
- bushing13
- bruisings12
- rushings12
- shrining12
- brinish12
- burnish12
- brughs12
- burghs12
- bruising11
- burnings11
- subrings11
- hissing11
- rushing11
- shining11
- hubris11
- shrubs11
- brugh11
- burgh11
- brining10
- burning10
- busings10
- bussing10
- subring10
- hiring10
- shrugs10
- bruhs10
- brush10
- buhrs10
- shrub10
- insuring9
- nursings9
- rinsings9
- brings9
- busing9
- inrush9
- rishis9
- girsh9
- gursh9
- nighs9
- shrug9
- sighs9
- sughs9
- bish9
- bruh9
- buhr9
- bush9
- hubs9
- inuring8
- issuing8
- nursing8
- rinsing8
- risings8
- ruining8
- bruins8
- burins8
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