Is BURSTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BURSTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BURSTED mean?
Bursted is a form of BURST.
- verb
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
“The bubble burst”
- verb
force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up
“break into tears”
- verb
burst outward, usually with noise
“The champagne bottle exploded”
- noun
the act of exploding or bursting
“the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + R (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 10 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 BURSTED
BURSTED 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 BURSTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bestud9
- bruted9
- busted9
- deburs9
- debuts9
- redubs9
- brutes8
- burets8
- buster8
- rebuts8
- tubers8
- burds8
- bused8
- debts8
- debur8
- debut8
- drubs8
- redub8
- tubed8
- duster7
- rudest7
- rusted7
- brute7
- bruts7
- buret7
- burse7
- burst7
- butes7
- rebus7
- rebut7
- rubes7
- suber7
- tuber7
- tubes7
- beds7
- bedu7
- bred7
- buds7
- burd7
- debs7
- debt7
- drub7
- dubs7
- drest6
- druse6
- duets6
- dures6
- durst6
- trued6
- turds6
- best6
- bets6
- brut6
- burs6
- bust6
- bute6
- buts6
- rebs6
- rube6
- rubs6
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