Is BURROWING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BURROWING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BURROWING mean?
Burrowing is a form of BURROW.
- noun
a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
- verb
move through by or as by digging
“burrow through the forest”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + R (1) + R (1) + O (1) + W (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (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 BURROWING
BURROWING 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 BURROWING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- unibrow12
- bowing12
- burrow11
- burring10
- rowing10
- brown10
- boring9
- orbing9
- robing9
- rubigo9
- grown9
- owing9
- wring9
- wrong9
- wrung9
- brow9
- bingo8
- boing8
- bourg8
- bring8
- brung8
- gown8
- grow8
- wing8
- bow8
- rigour7
- bourn7
- bruin7
- burin7
- burro7
- robin7
- bing7
- biog7
- bong7
- brig7
- bung7
- burg7
- grub7
- wino7
- worn7
- wig7
- giron6
- groin6
- guiro6
- rigor6
- ruing6
- unrig6
- biro6
- birr6
- born6
- brin6
- brio6
- burn6
- burr6
- big6
- bog6
- bug6
- gib6
- gob6
- now6
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