Is BURTHENED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BURTHENED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BURTHENED mean?
Burthened is a form of BURTHEN.
- noun
a variant of `burden'
- verb
weight down with a load
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + D (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 BURTHENED
BURTHENED 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 BURTHENED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- berthed13
- burthen12
- herbed12
- thunder11
- hented10
- hunted10
- berth10
- thebe10
- beernut9
- bender9
- bruted9
- bunted9
- burden9
- burned9
- hunter9
- nether9
- unbred9
- heder9
- beth9
- bhut9
- bruh9
- buhr9
- herb9
- denture8
- retuned8
- tenured8
- brunet8
- bunter8
- burnet8
- butene8
- brede8
- breed8
- bundt8
- debur8
- debut8
- ether8
- redub8
- there8
- three8
- tubed8
- heed8
- herd8
- hued8
- thud8
- hub8
- detune7
- endure7
- enured7
- rented7
- tender7
- turned7
- beret7
- brent7
- brunt7
- brute7
- buret7
- burnt7
- rebut7
- tuber7
- bedu7
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