Is BURSITISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BURSITISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BURSITISES mean?
Bursitises is a form of BURSITIS.
- noun
inflammation of a bursa; frequently in the shoulder
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + R (1) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 BURSITISES
BURSITISES 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 BURSITISES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- subsister11
- bursitis10
- bustiers10
- subsites10
- bestirs9
- bisters9
- bistres9
- bitsier9
- brisses9
- bruises9
- busiest9
- busters9
- bustier9
- rubiest9
- subsets9
- subsist9
- subsite9
- tsurises8
- bestir8
- birses8
- bister8
- bistre8
- biters8
- brises8
- bruise8
- bruits8
- brutes8
- burets8
- buries8
- burses8
- bursts8
- busier8
- busies8
- busses8
- buster8
- ibises8
- rebuts8
- rubies8
- subers8
- subset8
- tribes8
- tubers8
- issuers7
- resists7
- risuses7
- russets7
- sissier7
- sisters7
- situses7
- suiters7
- tissues7
- trusses7
- tussers7
- bests7
- biers7
- birse7
- bises7
- biter7
- bites7
- bries7
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