Is BURSAE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BURSAE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BURSAE mean?
Bursae is a form of BURSA.
- noun
a city in northwestern Turkey
- noun
a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 6
B (3) + U (1) + R (1) + S (1) + A (1) + E (1) = 8 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 BURSAE
BURSAE 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.
Anagrams of BURSAE
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BURSAE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- abuser8
- abuse7
- bares7
- baser7
- bears7
- beaus7
- braes7
- buras7
- bursa7
- burse7
- rebus7
- rubes7
- saber7
- sabre7
- suber7
- arbs6
- baes6
- bare6
- bars6
- base6
- bear6
- beau6
- brae6
- bras6
- bura6
- burs6
- rebs6
- rube6
- rubs6
- sabe6
- suba6
- urbs6
- aures5
- urase5
- ureas5
- ursae5
- abs5
- arb5
- bae5
- bar5
- bas5
- bes5
- bra5
- bur5
- bus5
- reb5
- rub5
- sab5
- sub5
- urb5
- ares4
- arse4
- ears4
- eras4
- rase4
- rues4
- ruse4
- sear4
- sera4
- suer4
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