Is BURTHENS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BURTHENS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BURTHENS mean?
Burthens is a form of BURTHEN.
- noun
a variant of `burden'
- verb
weight down with a load
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + U (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 13 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 BURTHENS
BURTHENS 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 BURTHENS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- burthen12
- berths11
- busher11
- hunters10
- shunter10
- berth10
- beths10
- bhuts10
- bruhs10
- brush10
- buhrs10
- herbs10
- shrub10
- brunets9
- bunters9
- burnets9
- subrent9
- hunter9
- beth9
- bhut9
- bruh9
- buhr9
- bush9
- herb9
- hubs9
- brents8
- brunet8
- brunts8
- brutes8
- bunter8
- burets8
- burnet8
- buster8
- rebuts8
- subnet8
- tubers8
- hents8
- herns8
- hunts8
- hurst8
- hurts8
- ruths8
- shent8
- shunt8
- shute8
- thens8
- usher8
- hub8
- bents7
- brens7
- brent7
- brunt7
- brute7
- bruts7
- bunts7
- buret7
- burns7
- burnt7
- burse7
- burst7
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