Is BURSERA a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BURSERA is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BURSERA mean?
- noun
type genus of Burseraceae; tropical and subtropical American shrubs and trees some yielding timber and gum elemi
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + R (1) + S (1) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) = 9 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 BURSERA
BURSERA 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 BURSERA
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- abuser8
- barres8
- bursae8
- bursar8
- rebars8
- abuse7
- barer7
- bares7
- barre7
- baser7
- bears7
- beaus7
- braes7
- buras7
- burrs7
- bursa7
- burse7
- rebar7
- rebus7
- rubes7
- saber7
- sabre7
- suber7
- rasure6
- urares6
- arbs6
- baes6
- bare6
- bars6
- base6
- bear6
- beau6
- brae6
- bras6
- bura6
- burr6
- burs6
- rebs6
- rube6
- rubs6
- sabe6
- suba6
- urbs6
- aures5
- rares5
- raser5
- rears5
- ruers5
- surer5
- surra5
- urare5
- urase5
- ureas5
- ursae5
- abs5
- arb5
- bae5
- bar5
- bas5
- bes5
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