Is BURNOUSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BURNOUSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BURNOUSES mean?
Burnouses is a form of BURNOUS.
- noun
a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + R (1) + N (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + E (1) + 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 BURNOUSES
BURNOUSES 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 BURNOUSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- suberous10
- bonuses9
- bournes9
- bourses9
- burnous9
- suborns9
- unrobes9
- unsober9
- boners8
- bosser8
- bosuns8
- bourne8
- bourns8
- bourse8
- bouses8
- broses8
- burses8
- sobers8
- subers8
- suborn8
- unrobe8
- unsubs8
- boner7
- bones7
- bonus7
- bores7
- borne7
- bosun7
- bourn7
- bouse7
- brens7
- brose7
- burns7
- burse7
- buses7
- ebons7
- rebus7
- robes7
- rubes7
- rubus7
- snobs7
- snubs7
- sober7
- sorbs7
- suber7
- unsub7
- nouses6
- nurses6
- onuses6
- rouens6
- rouses6
- senors6
- sensor6
- serous6
- snores6
- souser6
- unsure6
- uruses6
- bens6
- bone6
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